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bark beetle vs Dutch-elm beetle

Dutch-elm beetle vs bark beetle

bark beetle and Dutch-elm beetle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bark beetle Yes No No No
Dutch-elm beetle Yes No No No
As nouns, Dutch-elm beetle is a hyponym of bark beetle; that is, Dutch-elm beetle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bark beetle:
  • bark beetle: small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
  • Dutch-elm beetle: a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
Other hyponyms of bark beetle include Scolytus multistriatus, Dendroctonus rufipennis, spruce bark beetle.
bark beetle (noun) Dutch-elm beetle (noun)
small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
Difference between bark beetle and Dutch-elm beetle

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