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Definition: Dermestes lardarius
Bacon
\Ba"con\, n. [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of
bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.]
The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the
flesh of a pig salted or fresh.
[1913 Webster]
Bacon beetle (Zo["o]l.), a beetle (
Dermestes lardarius)
which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon,
woolens, furs, etc. See
Dermestes.
To save one's bacon, to save one's self or property from
harm or loss. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
Dermestes
\Der*mes"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. dermhsth`s; de`rma
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
Dermestes lardarius, known as the
bacon beetle.
[1913 Webster]
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