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dermestes
dermestes is a 9-letter English word with 1 sense as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A genus of coleopterous insects, the larvae of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is D. lardarius, known as the bacon beetle. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 1 sense
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- 1noun
A genus of coleopterous insects, the larvae of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is D. lardarius, known as the bacon beetle.
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