barkbeetle
nounUK /ˈbɑːkˌbiːtl/
US /ˈbɑːrkˌbiːtl/
A barkbeetle is a tiny bug that lives under the bark of trees.
The forester found a barkbeetle crawling on the pine tree.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Any small beetle of the family Scolytinae that tunnels beneath tree bark.
Scientists studied how the barkbeetle damages forests.
3. A pest that can weaken or kill trees by boring into their wood.
The barkbeetle spread quickly through the dry woodland.
4. A type of wood-boring insect often found in dead or dying trees.
We spotted a barkbeetle near the fallen log.