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...
- 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...
- The jig borer is a type of machine tool invented at the end of World War I to enable the quick and precise location of hole centers. It was invented independently...
- The wharf borer, Nacerdes melanura, belongs to the insect order Coleoptera, the beetles. They belong to the family Oedemeridae, known as false blister...
- 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....
- Hagit Borer (born 1952) FBA is a professor of linguistics at Queen Mary University of London. Her research falls within the area of Generative Grammar...
- The instep borer was a ****tive medieval German instrument of torture that externally resembled an iron boot.[citation needed] Turning the crank slowly...
- 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...
- The cottonwood borer (Plectrodera scalator) is a species of longhorn beetle found in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains that feeds on cottonwood...