Associations to the word «Dermestid»

Wiktionary

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats