dermestid

9 letters · noun · scores 2,600 in SpellHuntr

noun

Any beetle of the family Dermestidae, most of which are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material.

Dermestid in a sentence

Stray dermestids are a great hazard in a biology department.

Some small dermestids are found in bee or wasp nests, where they feed on old pollen stores or on dried remains of bees or wasps.

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