elm bark beetle
elm bark beetle
nounDefinition of ELM BARK BEETLE
: either of two beetles (family Scolytidae) that are vectors for the fungus causing Dutch elm disease: a : one (Hylurgopinus rufipes) native to eastern North America b : one (Scolytus multistriatus) introduced from Europe into eastern North America
First Known Use of ELM BARK BEETLE
circa 1909
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