DUTCH-ELM BEETLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dutch-elm beetle mean? 

• DUTCH-ELM BEETLE (noun)
  The noun DUTCH-ELM BEETLE has 1 sense:

1. a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease

  Familiarity information: DUTCH-ELM BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUTCH-ELM BEETLE (noun)

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Meaning:

A vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dutch-elm beetle; Scolytus multistriatus

Hypernyms ("Dutch-elm beetle" is a kind of...):

bark beetle (small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils)

Holonyms ("Dutch-elm beetle" is a member of...):

genus Scolytus; Scolytus (type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles)