- borers
- bor·er || 'bÉ”ËrÉ™ n. tool used to make holes, auger, tool that resembles a drill
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palm borers — Palm Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[ae]} or {Palmace[ae]}; a palm tree. [1913 Webster] Note: Palms are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils … Universalium
bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… … Universalium
Increment borer — An increment borer is a specialized tool used to extract a section of wood tissue from a living tree without injuring the tree. The tool consists of a handle, an auger bit, and a small, half circular, metal tray (core extractor) that fits into… … Wikipedia
Emerald ash borer — Taxobox | name = Emerald ash borer image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Buprestidae genus = Agrilus species = A. planipennis binomial = Agrilus planipennis binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
hymenopteran — /huy meuh nop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. hymenopterous. n. 2. Also, hymenopter. a hymenopterous insect. [1875 80; HYMENOPTER + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the third largest and perhaps the most beneficial to humans of all insect… … Universalium
Cork borer — Set of cork borers. Left to right sizes 6,7,8,9 nested, size 5, American penny for scale, sizes 4,3,2,1 nested, pusher. Background is 1/4 square graph paper. A cork borer, often used in a chemistry laboratory, is a metal tool for cutting a hole… … Wikipedia
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Ash Borer — Taxobox name = Ash Borer image width = 240px image caption = unverifiedimage regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Sesiidae genus = Podosesia species = P. syringae binomial = Podosesia syringae… … Wikipedia
