DERMESTES

Meaning of DERMESTES in English

( n. )

A genus of coleopterous insects, the larvae 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.

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DERMESTES — dərˈmeˌstēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dermēstēs worm that eats skin or leather, from derm- + -ēstēs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DERMESTES — (n.) A genus of coleopterous insects, the larvae of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, …
Английский словарь Webster
DERMESTES — noun a genus of coleopterous insects, the larvae of which feed animal substances. they are very destructive to dries meats, …
Webster English vocab
DERMESTES — hide beetles
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
DERMESTES LARDARIUS — common hide beetle
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
MOTH — I. ˈmȯ]th also ˈmä] noun ( plural moths ]thz, ]ths, ]z\) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old …
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DERMESTID — I. dərˈmestə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Dermestidae, from Dermestes, type genus + -idae : of or relating to the Dermestidae …
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SKIN BEETLE — noun : any of several beetles especially of the genera Trox and Dermestes whose larvae feed on leather or hides
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MUSEUM BEETLE — noun : any of several beetles (especially of the genera Anthrenus and Dermestes ) that feed as larvae especially on …
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LARDER BEETLE — noun : a dark brown or nearly black beetle ( Dermestes lardarius ) that is about 1/4 inch long and …
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DERMESTIDAE — -təˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Dermestes, type genus + -idae : a family of small beetles …
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MOTH — (n.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several species …
Английский словарь Webster
DERMESTOID — (a.) Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes.
Английский словарь Webster
MOTH — ( n. ) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DERMESTOID — ( a. ) Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes.
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LARDER BEETLE — a black beetle, Dermestes lardarius, the larvae of which feed on dried meats, hides, furs, etc. [ 1865-70, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DERMESTID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek dermēstēs, a leather-eating worm, literally, skin eater, from derm- + edmenai to eat — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTH — noun a mote. 2. moth ·noun anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 3. moth …
Webster English vocab
DERMESTOID — adj pertaining to or resembling the genus dermestes.
Webster English vocab
DERMESTID — [der.mes.tid] n [ultim. fr. Gk dermestes, a leather-eating worm, lit., skin eater, fr. derm- + edmenai to eat--more at eat] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DERMESTID BEETLE — any member of the approximately 700 species of the widely distributed insect family Dermestidae (order Coleoptera). These important household pests …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIDE BEETLE — кожеед пятнистый (Dermestes maculatus)
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BLACK LARDER BEETLE — кожеед чёрный (Dermestes ater)
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BACON BEETLE — кожеед ветчинный (Dermestes lardarius)
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HIDE BEETLE — кожеед пятнистый ( Dermestes maculatus )
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BLACK LARDER BEETLE — кожеед чёрный ( Dermestes ater )
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BACON BEETLE — кожеед ветчинный ( Dermestes lardarius )
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КОЖЕЕД ЧЕРНЫЙ — (Dermestes ater) black larder beetle
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КОЖЕЕД ПЯТНИСТЫЙ — (Dermestes maculatus) hide beetle
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КОЖЕЕД ВЕТЧИННЫЙ — (Dermestes lardarius) bacon beetle
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