pales weevil

noun

pa·​les weevil

¦pā(ˌ)lēz-

: a large brown weevil (Hylobius pales) that feeds on the bark of white pine and a few other pines frequently girdling and killing young trees

Word History

Etymology

New Latin pales, specific epithet of Hylobius pales

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