flatheaded borer

noun

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

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Also called hammerhead.

Origin of flatheaded borer

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby flatheaded borer

flatfoot, flatfooted, flathead, flathead catfish, flatheaded apple tree borer, flatheaded borer, flatiron, flatland, flatlet, flatline, flatling
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