timber beetle

American  

noun

1. bark beetle.

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Etymology

Origin of timber beetle

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

In 1946, a man chopping wood in Oregon noticed several timber beetle larvae chewing through the logs around him.

From Forbes

Hyphenation and spelling are not uniform throughout this book, e.g., 'sapwood' and 'sap-wood' both occur; 'Columbian Timber-beetle' and 'Columbian timber beetle' occur in the same paragraph.

From Project Gutenberg

Work of the Columbian Timber Beetle: Black holes and "grease spots" in white oak.

From Project Gutenberg

Work of the Columbian Timber Beetle: "Steamboats" in quartered or Split white oak.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the borers which do most injury in destroying valuable timber are the hickory-bark beetle, the bark-boring grubs which kill oak, chestnut, birch and poplar trees, the locust borer, the chestnut timber-worm and the Columbian timber beetle.

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