 dendroctonus_rufipennis |
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| 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 | |
