scolytoid
adjective
scol·y·toid
\ˈskäləˌtȯid\
Definition of scolytoid
1 : resembling or related to the family Scolytidae
2 : being or passing through the stage next before the pupa in hypermetamorphic beetles of the family Meloidae
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Origin and Etymology of scolytoid
New Latin Scolytus + English -oid
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