'Dermestes' definitions:
Definition of 'Dermestes'
From: GCIDE
- Dermestes \Der*mes"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. dermhsth`s; de`rma skin + root of ? to eat.] (Zool.) A genus of coleopterous insects, the larv[ae] of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is Dermestes lardarius, known as the bacon beetle. [1913 Webster]