“Dermestes”的英英意思

单词	Dermestes
释义	‖ Dermestes Entom.|dɜːˈmɛstiːz| [irreg. f. Gr. δέρµα skin, leather + ἐσθίειν to eat.] A genus of beetles (the type of the family Dermestidæ), the larvæ of which are very destructive to leather and other animal substances. Hence derˈmestid a., belonging to the family Dermestidæ; n. a member of this family; derˈmestoid a., resembling the genus Dermestes; belonging to the Dermestidæ. 1802Bingley Anim. Biog. (1813) III. 111 When touched, these insects counterfeit death; but they do not contract their legs, in the manner of the Dermestes, and some other Beetles.

　

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