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scolytine

scolytine noun: any bark beetle of the subfamily Scolytinae.

Noun

scolytine (plural scolytines)

  1. Any bark beetle of the subfamily Scolytinae
    • I didn’t, but what I did note inside the stems was evidence of boring by some insects and, eventually, the tiniest little scolytine bark beetles that I’ve ever seen.2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae

Forms of scolytine

pluralscolytines

Questions about scolytine

What does scolytine mean?
Scolytine means any bark beetle of the subfamily Scolytinae.
What part of speech is scolytine?
Scolytine is a noun.
What is the plural of scolytine?
The plural of scolytine is scolytines.

Words near scolytine in the dictionary

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

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