单词 | elm bark beetle |
释义 | elm bark beetle in American English US the bark-boring beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) that feeds on the bark of elm trees and carries Dutch elm disease elm bark beetle in American Englishnoun 1. Also called: smaller European elm bark beetle a shiny, dark reddish-brown bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, originating in Europe and now widespread in the U.S.: the primary vector of Dutch elm disease 2. Also called: native elm bark beetle a bark beetle, Hylurgopinus opaculus, of eastern North America, that also transmits Dutch elm disease Word origin [1905–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cadre, jazz, one-shot, revolving door, scrounge |
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