Scolytus

Translingual

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Ancient Greek [Term?] (“to strip”)

Proper noun

Scolytus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – typical bark beetles, many of which carry agents, often fungal, of tree diseases.

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