Meanings
nounmountain pine beetle (plural mountain pine beetles)
plural mountain pine beetles
- Any member of the species Dendroctonus ponderosae of bark beetles native to the forests of western North America.
Synonyms: Black Hills beetle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Dendroctonus ponderosae of bark beetles native to the forests of western North America.
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