woodborer

[ wood-bawr-er, -bohr- ]

noun

1. a tool, operated by compressed air, for boring wood.
2. Zoology.
   1. borer ( def 3a ).
   2. borer ( def 3b ).

woodborer

/ ˈwʊdˌbɔːrə /

noun

1. any of various beetles of the families Anobiidae, Buprestidae, etc, the larvae of which bore into and damage wood
2. any of various other unrelated invertebrates that bore into wood

Other Words From

• woodboring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodborer¹

First recorded in 1840–50; wood ¹ + borer