'Scolytid' definitions:

Definition of 'Scolytid'

From: GCIDE
  • Scolytid \Scol"y*tid\, n. [Gr. skoly`ptein to cut short.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small bark-boring beetles of the genus Scolytus and allied genera. Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster]