genus scolytus

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   type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles

   SynonymsScolytus

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofScolytidae

Questions about genus scolytus

What does genus scolytus mean?

genus scolytus means "type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles".

What is another word for genus scolytus?

Close synonyms include Scolytus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus scolytus a common word?

genus scolytus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.