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dermestes |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dermestes \Der*mes"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr ?; ? skin + root of ? to eat.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of coleopterous insects, the larv[ae] 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}.