woodborer
- noun
- /ˈwʊdˌbɔːrər/
- Specialized
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bicho taladrador
- The old house was infested with woodborers that weakened the beams.
Examples
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The museum preserved a section of bark showing tunnels from a woodborer.
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Some species of woodborer can cause significant economic damage to trees and timber.
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A woodborer can destroy furniture quickly.
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Many woodborers infest old trees.
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Some species of woodborer can cause significant economic damage to trees and timber.
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The museum preserved a section of bark showing tunnels from a woodborer.
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Many woodborers infest old trees.
Synonyms
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2.9
A small pale insect that lives in large groups, eats wood, and damages houses
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9.9
A small sea animal that chews into wood under water
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8.1
An insect or larva that makes holes in wood and damages trees
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A young insect that eats and makes holes in wood, often causing damage
A small insect whose young eat wood and leave fine dust
A small insect that bores into dry wood in houses and leaves powdery dust
A small insect that lives in and eats dry wood not touching the ground
A beetle whose young make holes in dead or dying trees
A large beetle whose young make holes in dead or dying pine trees
A large sea animal like a worm that bores into wood under water
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word woodborer is made from wood and borer, where borer comes from the verb bore, meaning 'to make a hole'. So a woodborer is a creature that 'makes holes' in wood, which explains why these insects and their young damage trees and timber.