| Pronunciation: | | 'bowrur
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| Matching Terms: | | bore, bore bit, boreal, boreal forest, boreas, borecole, bored, boredom, boree, bore-hole, borel, borele
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- [n] any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
- [n] a drill for penetrating rock
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| | Synonyms: | | bore bit, rock drill, stone drill, woodborer |
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| | See Also: | | cross bit, drill, invertebrate, star drill, straight flute, straight-fluted drill |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bor"er\, n.
1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(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 larv[ae] of many species of insects, which
penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See
{Apple borer}, under {Apple}.
(d) The hagfish ({Myxine}).
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