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ambrosia beetle

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ambrosia beetle

 
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–noun
bark beetle.
Origin:
1895–1900; ambrosia in reference to the beetles' food, a coating formed by a fungus which they cultivate
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bark beetle

 
–noun
any of numerous small, cylindrical beetles of the family Scolytidae that nest under the bark of hardwood trees, leaving intricate tracings on the wood.
Also called ambrosia beetle, engraver beetle.

Origin:
1860–65
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