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scolytid

scolytid noun: a bark beetle (of Scolytus).

Noun

scolytid (plural scolytids)

  1. A bark beetle (of Scolytus)

Forms of scolytid

pluralscolytids

Origin of scolytid

From translingual Scolytus + -id.

Questions about scolytid

What does scolytid mean?
Scolytid means a bark beetle (of Scolytus).
What part of speech is scolytid?
Scolytid is a noun.
What is the plural of scolytid?
The plural of scolytid is scolytids.

Words near scolytid in the dictionary

  1. scolopophores
  2. Scoloveno
  3. Scolovenos
  4. Scolt Head Island
  5. scolymoside
  6. scolytid
  7. scolytids
  8. scolytine
  9. scolytines
  10. scolytoid
  11. scolytoids

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