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Definition of: borer
(bôr′ər, bō′rər) n.
1. One who or that which bores.
2. A beetle, moth, or worm that burrows in plants, wood, etc.; especially, the metallic wood borer (family Buprestidae), the palm borer (family Bostrichidae), the maple borer (family Cerambycidae). For illustration see INSECTS (injurious).
3. The shipworm.
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