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DERMESTIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dermestidae mean?
• DERMESTIDAE (noun)
The noun DERMESTIDAE has 1 sense:
1. carpet beetles
Familiarity information: DERMESTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carpet beetles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dermestidae; family Dermestidae
Hypernyms ("Dermestidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Dermestidae"):
carpet beetle; carpet bug (small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics)
Holonyms ("Dermestidae" is a member of...):
Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)
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