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bor·er

 (bôr′ər)
n.
1. A tool used for drilling.
2. An insect or insect larva, such as a corn borer, that bores chiefly into the stems and trunks of plants.
3. Any of various mollusks that bore into soft rock or wood.
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borer

(ˈbɔːrə)
n
1. (Tools) a machine or hand tool for boring holes
2. (Animals) any of various insects, insect larvae, molluscs, or crustaceans that bore into rock or plant material, esp wood. See also woodborer, cornborer, marine borer, rock borer
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bor•er

(ˈbɔr ər, ˈboʊr-)

n.
1. a person or thing that bores or pierces.
2. a tool used for boring; auger.
3. any of various insects or their larvae that bore into trees, fruit, etc.
[1275–1325]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.borer - a drill for penetrating rockborer - a drill for penetrating rock  
cross bit - a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining
drill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
star drill - a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows
straight flute, straight-fluted drill - a rock drill with flutes that are straight
2.borer - any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into woodborer - any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
invertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
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Translations

borer

n (Tech) → Bohrer m; (= insect)Bohrkäfer m
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However, sustainable maize production especially in the developing world is threatened by various stresses including insect pests such as stem borers (Polaszeck 1998; Ukeh et al.
When males land on the decoys in an attempt to mate, they are electrocuted, and the dead insects fall into a trap, which can be retrieved and disclose the early presence of ash borers.
Jennifer Forman Orth of the state Department of Agricultural Resources is asking birders taking part in the Great Backyard Bird Count to also look for signs of emerald ash borers and Asian longhorned beetles.
The light trap attracts borers with light, while in the pheromone trap, red palm weevil is attracted to the pheromone by a chemical secretion.
"Yasda jig borers consistently achieve outstanding performance in heavy duty machining, something conventional jig borers have traditionally not been known for," said David Lucius, vice president of sales for Methods Machine Tools.
Effect of different sowing dates and rice cultivars on the incidence and damage by rice stem borers. 2nd Int.
The arthropods inside the stalk debris and stubbles (sugarcane borers) were not affected significantly by trash burning.
There are several reasons for this low yield but different types of borers are the most serious pests of sugarcane, of which the stem borer (Chilo infuscatellus) is the most notorious and destructive one.