skin beetle

noun

A beetle of the family Dermestidae.

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Meanings

nounskin beetle (plural skin beetles)

plural skin beetles

  1. A beetle of the family Dermestidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dermestid

Origin

Partial calque of translingual Dermestes.

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Translations

Russian кожее́д
  • кожее́д (kožejéd)dermestid beetle
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APA

skin beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20beetle

MLA

“skin beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skin beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20beetle.

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