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Meaning of "woodborer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOODBORER

ˈwʊdˌbɔːrə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOODBORER

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Woodborer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WOODBORER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Woodboring beetle

The term woodboring beetle encompasses many species and families of beetles whose larval or adult forms eat and destroy wood. In the woodworking industry, larval stages of some are sometimes referred to as woodworms. The three most speciose families of woodboring beetles are longhorn beetles, bark beetles and weevils, and metallic flat-headed borers.

Definition of woodborer in the English dictionary

The definition of woodborer in the dictionary is any of various beetles of the families Anobiidae, Buprestidae, etc, the larvae of which bore into and damage wood. Other definition of woodborer is any of various other unrelated invertebrates that bore into wood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOODBORER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOODBORER

wood trim · wood vinegar · wood warbler · wood wasp · wood wool · wood woollyfoot · wood-and-water joey · wood-burning stove · woodbin · woodbine · woodbox · woodburytype · woodcarver · woodcarving · woodchat · woodchat shrike · woodchip · woodchips · woodchop · woodchopper

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOODBORER

adorer · armorer · colorer · corer · corn borer · deplorer · favorer · goal scorer · hair restorer · harborer · honorer · ignorer · marine borer · porer · restorer · rock borer · scorer · snorer · storer · taborer

Synonyms and antonyms of woodborer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «woodborer» into 25 languages

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOODBORER»

Discover the use of woodborer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to woodborer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Insects of the Texas Lost Pines
Texas. short-winged. woodborer. (fig. 121). Methia constricticollis Biology: Our single specimen flew to a blacklight trap in late August. The previously recorded host plants for the Texas short-winged woodborer are Celtispallida (desert ...
Stephen Welton Taber, Scott B. Fleenor, 2003
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Pest Control Simplified for Everyone: Kill, Repel, Or ...
the best success in woodborer control. Allowing the problem to expand throughout the wood piece and to adjacent members makes spot treatment less likely to kill all the creatures. Thereafter, professionally applied fumigates becomes your ...
Danny Ledoux, 2011
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Wood boring insects in Alaska
Adult metallic woodborer, Melanophila sp. Generally, woodborer larvae are elongate and whitish; they have a legged or legless body, depending on the species, and dark brown mandibles (Figure 4). Full-grown woodborer larvae measure ...
United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, 2001
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Hawaiian Insectst and Their Kin
BEETLES . 88 Dromaeolus arduus iEucnemidae. False click beetle. Endemic. O' ahu and Big lsland Mesic and wet forests. Probably a woodborer). 89. Parandra puncticeps lCerambycidae. Lang-horned woodborer. Endemic. All islands.
Francis G. Howarth, William P. Mull, 1992
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Bark and Wood Boring Insects in Living Trees in Europe, A ...
Identification of host and non-host semiochemicals of the eucalyptus woodborer Phoracantha semipunctata Fabricius (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), by gas chromatography couples electroantennography. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 26 : ...
François Lieutier, 2004
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Technical Report - Entomology Division
(round headed borers); bark beetles; bark weevils /?LA40de4 dubiual; siricids; and buprestids (flat headed borers). Tree mortality and woodborer incidence in most plots increased steadily over the three years of the study. By 1981, mortality of ...
‎1982
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Reflections of an Unknown Artist
There's also the woodborer, somewhere in a twoby four in the wall opposite the bed. He rivets my attention and makes me deaf to the tinnitus; that's his service. My colleague, Charlemain, at the office didn't believe it. You can't possibly hear a  ...
Wolfgang Neudorfer
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California Insects
There are approximately 400 species of longhorn beetles in California, including some of our largest Coleoptera. 394. California Prionus. Prionus californicus. ADULT: BL 40-60 mm; similar to the (397) Spined Woodborer but broader in form , ...
Jerry A. Powell, Charles Leonard Hogue, 1980
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Balsam Fir: A Monographic Review
The latter then overwinters in the larval stage ( Belyea, 1952b ) . Balsam fir sawyer: Monochamus marmorator Kby. This woodborer is typical of many species of Monochamus (Felt, 1924). It is a large (15-30 mm), elongated cylindrical beetle.
E. V. Bakuzis, H. L. Hansen, 1965
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Ecology of Estuaries: Anthropogenic Effects
Study of Woodborer Populations in Relation to the Oyster Creek Generating Station, Tech. Rep. No. 15040, Jersey Central Power and Light Company, Morristown, NJ, 1981. 1 23. Maciolek-Blake, N., Ilillman, R. E., Belmore, C. I., and Feder, ...
Michael J. Kennish, 1991

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOODBORER»

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Large wasp found in Wisconsin
... parasitic wasps with long tails that mean no harm to humans. The DNR says their long tails are used to probe trees for woodborer larvae and not for stinging. «Fox11online.com, May 15»
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What is this very large beetle?
Like some other species, this beetle has many common names: ponderous borer, pine sawyer, western pine sawyer, spined woodborer and ponderosa pine ... «Bonners Ferry Herald, Nov 14»
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Scientists Work to Protect Trees in Southeast Alaska from Non …
“Alaska has been lucky compared to the rest of the country when it comes to invasive woodborers, such as the emerald ash borer and the Asian longhorned ... «USDA.gov, Oct 14»
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'I built a house for £3000': Farm worker, 23, constructs his own home …
The upkeep is very cheap for Mr Bendle, who has a woodborer to keep himself warm and relies on gas canisters when it comes to cooking. Light comes from a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
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Wormholes In Art Trace Species Through Time and Space
Hedge's print-based method could help examine woodborer species distribution and historical ranges throughout the world, indicating changes in local ... «Scientific American, Nov 12»
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