skin beetle — noun : any of several beetles especially of the genera Trox and Dermestes whose larvae feed on leather or hides … Useful english dictionary
Skin (disambiguation) — Skin or skins can refer to:Outer covering* Skin, an organ of the integumentary system (also see nudity) * Skin, another name for peel (fruit) * Aircraft outer covering or aircraft wing s covering Skin (aircraft)Biology* Skin beetle, a type of… … Wikipedia
Bombardier beetle — Bombardier Beetles are ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini more than 500 species altogether that are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: They can fire a mixture of… … Wikipedia
Blister beetle dermatitis — is a cutaneous condition that occurs after contact with any of several types of beetles, including those from the Meloidae and Oedemeridae families.[1]:449 Blister beetles secrete an irritant called cantharidin, a vesicant that can get onto… … Wikipedia
blister beetle — any of various beetles of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion capable of blistering the skin. [1810 20] * * * Any of approximately 2,000 species of beetles (family Meloidae) that secrete an irritating substance, cantharidin,… … Universalium
tortoise beetle — any of several turtle shaped leaf beetles, as Chelymorpha cassidea (argus tortoise beetle or milkweed tortoise beetle), which resembles the ladybird beetle and feeds primarily on bindweed and milkweed. [1705 15] * * * ▪ insect any member of … Universalium
Blister beetle — Blister Blis ter, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See {Blow} to eject wind.] 1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Devil's coach horse beetle — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Blister beetle — Blister beetles Lytta aenea [1] Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
ground beetle — any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects. [1840 50] * * * ▪ insect any member of over 30,000 insect species in one of the largest families in the insect order Coleoptera. They … Universalium
