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Webster 1913 Edition

Scolytid

Scol′y-tid

,

Noun.

[Gr.

σκολύπτειν

to cut short.]

(Zool.)

Any one of numerous species of small bark-boring beetles of the genus

Scolytus

and allied genera. Also used adjectively.

Definition 2024

scolytid

scolytid

English

Noun

scolytid ‎(plural scolytids)

(zoology) Any of numerous species of small bark-boring beetles of Scolytus and allied genera.