borer
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ər, ˈboʊr- noun
1.
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
2.
Machinery. a tool used for boring; auger.
3.
4.
a marsipobranch fish, as a hagfish, that bores into other fishes to feed on their flesh.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a machine or hand tool for boring holes |
| 2. | woodborer corn borer marine borer See also rock borer any of various insects, insect larvae, molluscs, or crustaceans that bore into rock or plant material, esp wood |
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Example sentences
To protect forests from the emerald ash borer, firewood cannot be brought into campgrounds in the area.
The damage caused by the coffee berry borer is commonly put at half a billion dollars a year.
Consider, for example, the beetle known as the sugarcane rootstalk borer weevil.
For years coffee farmers the world over have been battling the destructive coffee berry borer with insecticides.
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