Definition of borer Borer

/bɔˈɹɚ/ - [borer] - bor•er

We found 13 definitions of borer from 4 different sources.

What does borer mean?

Noun
borer - a drill for penetrating rock
		bore bit, rock drill, stone drill
		drill (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
		cross bit a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining
		star drill a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows
borer - any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
		woodborer
		invertebrate any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

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borer (n.)
One that bores; an instrument for boring.
borer (n.)
A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo.
borer (n.)
Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances.
borer (n.)
One of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple.
borer (n.)
The hagfish (Myxine).

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