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flatheaded borer

American  

noun

  1. the larva of a metallic wood-boring beetle, having an expanded and flattened anterior end.

Etymology

Origin of flatheaded borer

First recorded in 1880–85

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The researchers in the College of Agriculture will focus on the flatheaded borer.

From Seattle Times

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