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skin beetle

skin beetle noun: a beetle of the family Dermestidae.

Noun

skin beetle (plural skin beetles)

  1. A beetle of the family Dermestidae.

Forms of skin beetle

pluralskin beetles

Origin of skin beetle

Partial calque of translingual Dermestes.

Questions about skin beetle

What does skin beetle mean?
Skin beetle means a beetle of the family Dermestidae.
What part of speech is skin beetle?
Skin beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of skin beetle?
The plural of skin beetle is skin beetles.

Words near skin beetle in the dictionary

  1. skin and bone
  2. skin and bones
  3. skin and grin
  4. skin art
  5. skin back
  6. skin beetle
  7. skin beetles
  8. skin cancer
  9. skin cancers
  10. skin cell
  11. skin cells

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