Definition of BORER. Meaning of BORER. Synonyms of BORER

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Definition of BORER

Borer
Borer Bor"er, n. 1. One that bores; an instrument for boring. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo. (b) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances. (c) One of the larv[ae] of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple. (d) The hagfish (Myxine).

Meaning of BORER from wikipedia

- up borer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Borer may refer to: Common furniture beetle, also known as the common house borer Shoot borer Stem borer Twig...
- The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), also known by the acronym EAB, is a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern Asia that feeds...
- A cork borer, often used in a chemistry or biology laboratory, is a metal tool for cutting a hole in a cork or rubber stopper to insert gl**** tubing....
- The ash borer (Podosesia syringae), or lilac borer, is a clearwing moth in the family Sesiidae. It is found throughout North America and can be a pest...
- Agrilus anxius, the bronze birch borer, is a wood-boring buprestid beetle native to North America, more numerous in the warmer parts of the continent...
- A raise borer is a machine used in underground mining, to excavate a circular hole between two levels of a mine without the use of explosives. The raise...
- Borer's Falls is a 15-metre-high (49 ft) ribbon-style waterfall found in the Borer's Falls Conservation Area in Dundas, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Its...
- The European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), also known as the European corn worm or European high-flyer, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is a...
- An increment borer is a specialized tool used to extract a section of wood tissue from a living tree with relatively minor injury to the plant itself...
- The common furniture beetle or common house borer (Anobium punctatum) is a woodboring beetle originally from Europe but now distributed worldwide. In...