Dutch-elm beetle

Definitions of Dutch-elm beetle
  1. noun
    a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
    synonyms: Scolytus multistriatus
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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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