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noun
Any of various beetles, of the subfamily Scolytinae, many of which reproduce in the inner bark of trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: beetle
Narrower terms: Dutch-elm beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis
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