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bark beetles

bark beetles is the plural of bark beetle.

Meaning of bark beetle

Noun

bark beetle (plural bark beetles)

  1. Any of various beetles, of the subfamily Scolytinae, many of which reproduce in the inner bark of trees.
    • Naval stores production is based upon exploiting the terpene chemical defense system of the pine tree, which protects against wood-decaying fungi and insect pests such as bark beetles (Dendroctonus Ips sp.).2007, Shibu Jose, Eric J. Jokela, Deborah L. Miller, editors, The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem: Ecology, Silviculture, and Restoration, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 43

Questions about bark beetles

What is bark beetles the plural of?
Bark beetles is the plural of bark beetle.

Words near bark beetles in the dictionary

  1. bark at print
  2. bark at the wrong tree
  3. bark bed
  4. bark beds
  5. bark beetle
  6. bark beetles
  7. bark bread
  8. bark breads
  9. bark collar
  10. bark collars
  11. bark dust

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