Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dermestes \Der*mes"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?; ? skin + root of ?
   to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A genus of coleopterous insects, the larv[ae] 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}.