borer : Idioms & Phrases

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Apple borer

  • (Zoöl.), a coleopterous insect (Saperda candida or bivittata), the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.
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Cane borer

  • (Zoö.), A beetle (Oberea bimaculata) which, in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc.
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corn borer

  • noun larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
    Pyrausta nubilalis.
  • noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
    corn borer; Pyrausta nubilalis; corn borer moth.
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corn borer moth

  • noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
    corn borer; Pyrausta nubilalis; corn borer moth.
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Currant borer

  • (Zoöl.), the larva of an insect that bores into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the larvae of a small clearwing moth (Ægeria tipuliformis) and a longicorn beetle (Psenocerus supernotatus).
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Elm borer

  • (Zoöl.), one of several species of beetles of which the larvæ bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata).
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european corn borer moth

  • noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
    corn borer; Pyrausta nubilalis; corn borer moth.
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Grape borer

  • . (Zoöl.) See Vine borer.
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Peach-tree borer

  • (Zoöl.), the larva of a clearwing moth (Ægeria, ∨ Sannina, exitiosa) of the family Ægeriidæ, which is very destructive to peach trees by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the moth itself. See Illust. under Borer.
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Pine borer

  • (Zoöl.), any beetle whose larvæ bore into pine trees.
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Snail borer

  • (Zoöl.), a boring univalve mollusk; a drill.
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Sprat borer

  • (Zoöl.), the red-throated diver; so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver.
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Stalk borer

  • (Zoöl.), the larva of a noctuid moth (Gortyna nitela), which bores in the stalks of the raspberry, strawberry, tomato, asters, and many other garden plants, often doing much injury.
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Stone borer

  • (Zoöl.), any animal that bores stones; especially, one of certain bivalve mollusks which burrow in limestone. See Lithodomus, and Saxicava.
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Strawberry borer

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of insects whose larvæ burrow in the crown or roots of the strawberry vine. Especially: (a) The root borer (Anarsia lineatella), a very small dark gray moth whose larvæ burrow both in the larger roots and crown, often doing great damage. (b) The crown borer (Tyloderma fragariæ), a small brown weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the plant.
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Twig borer

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small beetles which bore into twigs of shrubs and trees, as the apple-tree twig borer (Amphicerus bicaudatus).
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Vine borer

  • . (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvæ bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially Sinoxylon basilare, a small species the larva of which bores in the stems, and Ampeloglypter sesostris, a small reddish brown weevil (called also vine weevil), which produces knotlike galls on the branches. (b) A clearwing moth (Ægeria polistiformis), whose larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often destructive.
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Wood borer

  • . (Zoöl.) (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles, buprestidans, and certain weevils. See Apple borer, under Apple, and Pine weevil, under Pine. (b) The larva of any one of various species of lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under Peach), and of the goat moths. (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the tribe Urocerata. See Tremex. (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood, as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga. (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the Limnoria, and the boring amphipod (Chelura terebrans).
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