GIRDLERS

Proper noun

Girdlers

plural of Girdler

Anagrams

• gridlers

Noun

girdlers

plural of girdler

Anagrams

• gridlers

Source: Wiktionary


GIRDLER

Gir"dler, n.

1. One who girdles.

2. A maker of girdles.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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