Definition of Dermestes
:the type genus of Dermestidae — see larder beetle, museum beetle
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Dermestes
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Der·mes·tes
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dərˈmeˌstēz
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Origin and Etymology of 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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