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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DERMESTES

Der *mes "tes, n. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A genus of coleopterous insects, the larvæ of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is D. lardarius, known as the bacon beetle.

 

DERMESTOID

Der *mes "toid, a. Etym: [Dermestes + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes. The carpet beetle, called the buffalo moth, is a dermestoid beetle. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dermestid

der mes tid |dərˈmestid dərˈmɛstəd | noun Entomology a small beetle of a family (Dermestidae ) that includes many kinds that are destructive (esp. as larvae ) to hides, skin, fur, wool, and other animal substances. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Dermestidae (plural ), from the genus name Dermestes, formed irregularly from Greek derma skin + esthiein eat.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dermestid

dermestid |dəːˈmɛstɪd | noun Entomology a small beetle of a family (Dermestidae ) that includes many kinds which are destructive (especially as larvae ) to hides, skin, fur, wool, and other animal substances. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Dermestidae (plural ), from the genus name Dermestes, formed irregularly from Greek derma skin + esthiein eat .

 

French Dictionary

derme

derme n. m. nom masculin anatomie Partie la plus profonde de la peau recouverte par l ’épiderme.