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    dendroctonus rufipennis

    dendroctonus rufipennis - Dictionary definition and meaning for word dendroctonus rufipennis

    Definition
    (noun) small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree
    Synonyms : spruce bark beetle
    Example Sentence
    • the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests
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