Scolytidae meaning

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Scolytidae (noun): large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees.

Definition of Scolytidae

  1. large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees

    Synonyms: family Scolytidae, Ipidae, family Ipidae

    Type of: arthropod family

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in AE · 10-letter words

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