scolytine

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noun

Any bark beetle of the subfamily Scolytinae

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Meanings

nounscolytine (plural scolytines)

plural scolytines

  1. Any bark beetle of the subfamily Scolytinae

    I didn’t, but what I did note inside the stems was evidence of boring by some insects and, eventually, the tiniest little scolytine bark beetles that I’ve ever seen.

    2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

senolytic
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APA

scolytine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolytine

MLA

“scolytine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolytine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scolytine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolytine.

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