ipid, n. and a.
(ˈɪpɪd, ˈaɪpɪd)
[a. mod.L. Ipidæ, f. Gr. ἰπ-, ἴψ woodworm.]
A. n. A bark-beetle of the family Ipidæ, which is now included in the Curculionidæ. B. adj. Of or pertaining to a beetle of this type. Cf. scolytid.
| 1866 E. C. Rye Brit. Beetles xii. 100 The Ipides have a single lobe to the maxillæ. 1922 W. M. Wheeler Soc. Life Insects 40 The females of the Ipid ambrosia beetles carry the fungus in the fore part of the stomach. |