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Dermestoid

Dermestoid \Der*mes"toid\, a. [Dermestes + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes.

The carpet beetle, called the buffalo moth, is a dermestoid beetle.
--Pop. Sci. Monthly.

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dermestoid

a. (context zoology English) Pertaining to or resembling the genus ''Dermestes''.