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bark beetle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
bark bee-tle
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various beetles, of the subfamily Scolytinae, many of which reproduce in the inner bark of trees.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

bark beetles (plural)

Phrases

lined flat bark beetle peach bark beetle smaller European elm bark beetle

Questions

What does bark beetle mean?
Any of various beetles, of the subfamily Scolytinae, many of which reproduce in the inner bark of trees.

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