Definitions for: Borer

[n] any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
[n] a drill for penetrating rock

Webster (1913) Definition: Bor"er, n.
1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.

2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and
allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo.
(b) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.)
which bores into limestone and similar substances.
(c) One of the larv[ae] of many species of insects, which
penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See
Apple borer, under Apple.
(d) The hagfish (Myxine).

Synonyms: bore bit, rock drill, stone drill, woodborer

See Also: cross bit, drill, invertebrate, star drill, straight flute, straight-fluted drill

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