Dermestid Definition

dər-mĕstĭd
noun
Any of a family (Dermestidae) of small, drab-colored beetles whose larvae and adults are destructive to hides, furs, woolens, cereals, etc.
Webster's New World
(zoology) Any member of the Dermestidae.
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Other Word Forms of Dermestid

Noun

Singular:
dermestid
Plural:
dermestids

Origin of Dermestid

  • From New Latin Dermēstidae family name from Dermēstēs type genus from Greek dermēstēs worm that eats skin or leather derma skin der- in Indo-European roots edō, es- to eat ed- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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