ambrosia beetle
ambrosia beetle noun: any of those species of true weevils (family Curculionidae) that live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi, including almost all of the species of the subfamily Platypodinae and some of the species of bark beetles in Scolytinae.
Noun
ambrosia beetle (plural ambrosia beetles)
- Any of those species of true weevils (family Curculionidae) that live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi, including almost all of the species of the subfamily Platypodinae and some of the species of bark beetles in Scolytinae.
- There are also parallels and interesting contrasts between mycophagous bark beetles and ambrosia beetles in the way they carry their fungal symbionts, the range of fungi that have been exploited by the beetles, and the morphological adaptations that some of the fungi have made to maintain the...2005, Fernando E. Vega, Insect-Fungal Associations: Ecology and Evolution, page 258
- Synonyms:
- platypodine
Synonyms of ambrosia beetle
Forms of ambrosia beetle
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Questions about ambrosia beetle
- What does ambrosia beetle mean?
- Ambrosia beetle means any of those species of true weevils (family Curculionidae) that live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi, including almost all of the species of the subfamily Platypodinae and some of the species of bark beetles in Scolytinae.
- What part of speech is ambrosia beetle?
- Ambrosia beetle is a noun.
- What is the plural of ambrosia beetle?
- The plural of ambrosia beetle is ambrosia beetles.
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