Dendroctonus rufipennis

Definitions of Dendroctonus rufipennis
  1. noun
    small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree
    synonyms: spruce bark beetle
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    type of:
    bark beetle
    small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
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