单词 | museum beetle |
释义 | museum beetle in British Englishnoun dermestid dermestid in British English (ˌdɜːˈmɛstɪd) noun any beetle of the family Dermestidae, whose members are destructive at both larval and adult stages to a wide range of stored organic materials such as wool, fur, feathers, and meat. They include the bacon (or larder), cabinet, carpet, leather, and museum beetles Word origin C19: from New Latin dermestida, from Greek dermēstēs, from derma skin + esthiein to eatWord lists with beetle |
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