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bark [bɑ:k]1 noun∎ his bark is worse than his bite il crie beaucoup mais il n'est pas méchant∎ to strip or take the bark off a tree écorcer un arbre(dog) aboyer; (fox) glapir; figurative (cough) tousser; (speak harshly) crier, aboyer; (sell) vendre à la criée;∎ the dog barked at the postman le chien a aboyé après le facteur;∎ figurative to be barking up the wrong tree faire fausse route;∎ familiar humorous there's no point having a dog and barking yourself ça ne sert à rien d'avoir des gens pour nous servir si c'est pour tout faire soi-même□∎ to bark one's shins s'écorcher les jambes►► Entomology bark beetle scolyte m, bostryche m(order) aboyer
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Bark beetle — Bark bee tle (Zo[ o]l.) A small beetle of many species (family {Scolytid[ae]}), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bark-beetle — barkˈ beetle noun Any beetle of the family Scolytidae, tunnellers in and under bark • • • Main Entry: ↑bark … Useful english dictionary
bark beetle — ☆ bark beetle n. any of a number of small weevils (family Curculionidae), the larvae and adults of which burrow under the bark of trees, esp. conifers, and feed on the inner bark, sometimes causing extensive damage … English World dictionary
Bark beetle — The unrelated sawyer beetles (Monochamus) and some other wood boring beetle taxa (especially Cucujoidea) are sometimes called bark beetles too. Bark beetles Mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae … Wikipedia
bark beetle — any of numerous small, cylindrical beetles of the family Scolytidae that nest under the bark of hardwood trees, leaving intricate tracings on the wood. Also called ambrosia beetle, engraver beetle. [1860 65] * * * Any member of the beetle family… … Universalium
bark beetle — noun small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Hyponyms: ↑Dutch elm beetle, ↑Scolytus multistriatus, ↑spruce bark beetle, ↑Dendroctonus rufipennis • … Useful english dictionary
bark beetle — bark′ bee tle n. ent any of numerous small, cylindrical beetles of the family Scolytidae that burrow under the bark of hardwood trees, leaving intricate tracings on the wood • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
bark beetle — small beetle that digs tunnels in the bark of trees … English contemporary dictionary
bark beetle — noun a small wood boring beetle that tunnels under the bark of trees. [Family Scolytidae: many species.] … English new terms dictionary
bark beetle — /ˈbak bitl/ (say bahk beetl) noun any beetle of the family Curculionidae, the adults and larvae of which do great damage to living trees, especially to conifers …
bark beetle — noun Date: 1862 any of numerous beetles (family Scolytidae) that bore under the bark of trees both as a larva and as an adult … New Collegiate Dictionary