WOODBORER

woodborer, borer

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

woodborer (plural woodborers)

Any woodboring insect.

Source: Wiktionary



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AWRY

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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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