An officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel. Classified under: Nouns denoting people. Synonyms: field officer; field-grade officer; FO. Hypernyms (field-grade officer is a kind of...): commissioned military officer (a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corp) Domain category:
Pogonophobia is the fear of beards. The origin of the word pogono is Greek (meaning beard) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Pogonophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page.
Southern Pine Beetle. 1  The southern pine beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis) is the most destructive insect pest of pine forests in the South (Thatcher and Conner 1985). 2  The SPB, which attacks all species of pines, prefers loblolly, shortleaf, Virginia, pond, and pitch pines but seldom attacks longleaf pine.