ambrosia beetle
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Ambrosia beetle — (Zo[ o]l.) A bark beetle that makes and feeds on ambrosia[4]. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ambrosia beetle — Taxobox name = Ambrosia beetles image caption= Examples of Xyleborina. From top left: Amasa sp., Eccoptopterus spinosus, Sampsonius sp., Xylosandrus ursa, Streptocranus fragilis. regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo =… … Wikipedia
ambrosia beetle. — See bark beetle. [1895 1900; ambrosia in reference to the beetles food, a coating formed by a fungus which they cultivate] * * * … Universalium
ambrosia beetle — noun a small dark wood boring beetle which feeds on ambrosia produced by a fungus in the wood. [Xyleborus and other genera.] … English new terms dictionary
ambrosia beetle. — See bark beetle. [1895 1900; ambrosia in reference to the beetles food, a coating formed by a fungus which they cultivate] … Useful english dictionary
ambrosia beetle — /æmˈbroʊziə bitl/ (say am brohzeeuh beetl) noun a bark beetle of the family Curculionidae from the subfamily Scolytidae or Platypodinae …
ambrosia beetle — noun Date: circa 1900 any of various small wood boring beetles (family Scolytidae) that cultivate a fungus on which they feed and raise their larvae … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ambrosia (disambiguation) — Ambrosia is sometimes the food, sometimes the drink, of the gods of Greek mythology.Ambrosia may also refer to:In mythology: *Ambrosia, one of the Hyades of Greek mythology *Ambrosia (neuter plural), referring to certain festivals in honour of… … Wikipedia
Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Ambrosia fungi — Taxobox name = Ambrosia fungi regnum = Fungi divisio = Ascomycota subdivisio = Pezizomycotina classis = Sordariomycetes ordo = Ophiostomatales subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See textAmbrosia fungi are fungal symbionts of ambrosia… … Wikipedia
