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1. (n.) borer
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
2. borer
a tool used for boring; auger.
3. borer
any of various insects or their larvae that bore into trees, fruit, etc.
Etymology: (1275–1325)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bore bit, borer, rock drill, stone drill
a drill for penetrating rock
2. (noun) woodborer, borer
any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) borer
one that bores; an instrument for boring
2. (noun) borer
a marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo
3. (noun) borer
any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances
4. (noun) borer
one of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple
5. (noun) borer
the hagfish (Myxine)
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