Dermestes
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek δερμηστής (dermēstḗs, “worm which eats skin or leather”).
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Dermestidae – skin beetles.
Synonyms
edit- (genus): leather beetle, hide beetle
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga - suborder; Bostrichiformia - infraorder; Bostrichoidea - superfamily; Dermestidae - family; Dermestinae - subfamily; Dermestini - tribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Dermestes lardarius (larder beetle) - type species
References
edit- Dermestes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dermestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dermestes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons