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dermestids

dermestids is the plural of dermestid.

Meaning of dermestid

Noun

dermestid (plural dermestids)

  1. Any beetle of the family Dermestidae, most of which are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material.
    • Stray dermestids are a great hazard in a biology department.1968, Milton Hildebrand, Anatomical Preparations, page 23
    Synonyms:
    dermestid beetle, skin beetle

Questions about dermestids

What is dermestids the plural of?
Dermestids is the plural of dermestid.

Words near dermestids in the dictionary

  1. dermatrophic
  2. dermatrophy
  3. dermcidin
  4. Dermer
  5. dermestid
  6. dermestids
  7. dermestoid
  8. dermethmoid
  9. dermethmoids
  10. dermic
  11. dermicidin

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