Ipidae
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A large family of short-beaked beetles that bore into the bark or wood of trees, causing severe damage to forests and orchards.
“The forester identified the destruction as the work of a species belonging to the Ipidae family.”
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Very rare taxonomic term, vowel-heavy with four vowels, the -IDAE suffix is a Latin taxonomic marker
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Worth 9 points, P scores 3, four vowels make it a useful rack dump for excess vowels
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