scolytoid

adjective

scol·​y·​toid

ˈskäləˌtȯid

1

: resembling or related to the family Scolytidae

2

: being or passing through the stage next before the pupa in hypermetamorphic beetles of the family Meloidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Scolytus + English -oid

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