dendroctonus_rufipennis | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambrium which eventually kills the tree | |
Synonyms: | spruce_bark_beetle | |
Examples: | "the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests" |
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Related terms: | bark_beetle Dendroctonus | |