Dermestes
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δερμηστής (dermēstḗs, “worm which eats skin or leather”).
Proper noun
[edit]Dermestes m
- 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
Descendants
[edit]- → English: skin beetle (partial calque)
- → Russian: кожее́д (kožejéd) (calque)
References
[edit]- Dermestes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dermestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dermestes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons