wood·bor·er (w d bôr  r, -b rr)n. Any of various insects, insect larvae, or mollusks that bore into wood. wood boring adj. |
woodborer [ˈwʊdˌbɔːrə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various beetles of the families Anobiidae, Buprestidae, etc., the larvae of which bore into and damage wood
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other unrelated invertebrates that bore into wood
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| Noun | 1. |  woodborer - any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into woodinvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification |
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