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Noun: bark beetle  baa(r)k bee-t(u)l
  1. Small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
    "The forest was devastated by an infestation of bark beetles"

Derived forms: bark beetles

Type of: beetle

Part of: family Ipidae, family Scolytidae, Ipidae, Scolytidae

Encyclopedia: Bark beetle