ambrosia beetle
noun
Origin of ambrosia beetle
1895–1900;
ambrosia in reference to the beetles' food, a coating formed by a fungus which they cultivate
Words nearby ambrosia beetle
ambrettolide,
ambroid,
ambrose,
ambrose channel,
ambrosia,
ambrosia beetle,
ambrosial,
ambrosian,
ambrosian chant,
ambrotype,
ambry
British Dictionary definitions for ambrosia beetle
ambrosia beetle
noun
any of various small beetles of the genera Anisandrus, Xyleborus, etc, that bore tunnels into solid wood, feeding on fungi growing in the tunnels: family Scolytidae (bark beetles)