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Meaning of BARK BEETLE

Pronunciation:  bârk 'beetl

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
 
 See Also: beetle, Dutch-elm beetle, family Ipidae, family Scolytidae, Ipidae, Scolytidae, Scolytus multistriatus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bark" bee`tle\ (Zo["o]l.)
A small beetle of many species (family {Scolytid[ae]}), which
in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees,
often doing great damage.

 

 

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