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Dermestes

noun
Der·​mes·​tes | \dərˈmeˌstēz\

Definition of Dermestes 

: the type genus of Dermestidae — see larder beetle, museum beetle

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History and Etymology for Dermestes

New Latin, from Greek dermēstēs worm that eats skin or leather, from derm- + -ēstēs (from esthiein to eat); akin to Greek edmenai to eat

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