BORER

woodborer, borer

(noun) any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

borer (plural borers)

A tedious person.

A person who bores, who drills.

A tool used for drilling.

An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.

One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.

The hagfish (Myxine).

Proper noun

Borer (plural Borers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Borer is the 19364th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1397 individuals. Borer is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Bor"er, n.

1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.

2. (Zoöl.) (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 larvæ of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple. (d) The hagfish (Myxine).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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