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 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...
- 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 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...
- A stemborer (stem borer) is any insect larva, or arthropod, that bores into plant stems. However the term most frequently refers among the Coleoptera...
- Euzophera ostricolorella, the root collar borer moth or tuliptree borer, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by George Duryea...
- 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...