woodborer

woodborer: noun

any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood

• Syn: ↑borer

• Derivationally related forms: ↑bore (for: ↑borer)

• Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate

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—woodboring, adj.

/wood"bawr'euhr, -bohr'-/, n.

1. a tool, operated by compressed air, for boring wood.

2. Zool.

a. borer (def. 3a).

b. borer (def. 3b).

[1840-50; WOOD¹ + BORER]

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woodborer — woodboring, adj. /wood bawr euhr, bohr /, n. 1. a tool, operated by compressed air, for boring wood. 2. Zool. a. borer (def. 3a). b. borer (def. 3b). [1840 50; WOOD1 + BORER] * * * … Universalium
woodborer — wood•bor•er [[t]ˈwʊdˌbɔr ər, ˌboʊr [/t]] n. 1) bui a tool, operated by compressed air, for boring wood 2) ivt ent any of various beetles, worms, mollusks, etc., that bore into wood • Etymology: 1840–50 wood′bor ing, adj … From formal English to slang
woodboring — See woodborer. * * * … Universalium

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