Scolytidae — noun large family of bark boring or wood boring short beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees • Syn: ↑family Scolytidae, ↑Ipidae, ↑family Ipidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Ipidae — noun large family of bark boring or wood boring short beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees • Syn: ↑Scolytidae, ↑family Scolytidae, ↑Ipidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
arthropod family — noun any of the arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangiidae, ↑family Phalangiidae, ↑Argiopidae, ↑family Argiopidae, ↑orb weaver, ↑Theridiidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils … Universalium
Scolytus — noun type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles • Syn: ↑genus Scolytus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scolytidae, ↑family Scolytidae, ↑Ipidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ipidae — noun large family of bark boring or wood boring short beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees • Syn: ↑Scolytidae, ↑family Scolytidae, ↑family Ipidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera … Useful english dictionary
Coleoptera — noun beetles • Syn: ↑order Coleoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda … Useful english dictionary
order Coleoptera — noun beetles • Syn: ↑Coleoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda … Useful english dictionary
genus Scolytus — noun type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles • Syn: ↑Scolytus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scolytidae, ↑family Scolytidae, ↑Ipidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bark beetle — any of numerous small, cylindrical beetles of the family Scolytidae that nest under the bark of hardwood trees, leaving intricate tracings on the wood. Also called ambrosia beetle, engraver beetle. [1860 65] * * * Any member of the beetle family… … Universalium