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Definition of dermestid in English: dermestidnoundəːˈmɛstɪddərˈmestəd 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. Example sentencesExamples - The destruction of nests discourages infestations by dermestid beetles and other insect scavengers which could move to other household items.
- The dank cave floor swarms with flesh-eating dermestid beetles, which museums often employ to clean animal skeletons; should a maladroit bat fall into their midst, they'll reduce it to bones in minutes.
- The mandibles were exposed to dermestid beetles, cleaned, and the coordinates of 16 landmark points were digitized for the right hemimandible.
- Specimens were then prepared for morphometric analysis with dermestid beetles, which cleaned and disarticulated skeletal elements of the head.
- The left set of leg bones was cleaned by dermestid beetles and airdried in preparation for chemical analysis.
Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Dermestidae (plural), from the genus name Dermestes, formed irregularly from Greek derma 'skin' + esthiein 'eat'. Definition of dermestid in US English: dermestidnoundərˈmestəd 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. Example sentencesExamples - The dank cave floor swarms with flesh-eating dermestid beetles, which museums often employ to clean animal skeletons; should a maladroit bat fall into their midst, they'll reduce it to bones in minutes.
- The mandibles were exposed to dermestid beetles, cleaned, and the coordinates of 16 landmark points were digitized for the right hemimandible.
- Specimens were then prepared for morphometric analysis with dermestid beetles, which cleaned and disarticulated skeletal elements of the head.
- The destruction of nests discourages infestations by dermestid beetles and other insect scavengers which could move to other household items.
- The left set of leg bones was cleaned by dermestid beetles and airdried in preparation for chemical analysis.
Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Dermestidae (plural), from the genus name Dermestes, formed irregularly from Greek derma ‘skin’ + esthiein ‘eat’. |