Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dermestoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: der-mestoid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes.

Example Sentences

"The carpet-beetle, which is commonly, but with no good reason, called the buffalo-moth, is a dermestoid beetle."

Etymology

Dermestes + -oid

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oid

Synonyms

dermestic

Questions

What does dermestoid mean?: Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes.
Where does dermestoid come from?: Dermestes + -oid

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