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woodborer

American  
[wood-bawr-er, -bohr-] / ˈwʊdˌbɔr ər, -ˌboʊr- /

noun

  1. a tool, operated by compressed air, for boring wood.

  2. Zoology.

    1. borer.

    2. borer.

woodborer British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • woodboring adjective

Etymology

Origin of woodborer

First recorded in 1840–50; wood 1 + borer

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