borer
1. a drill for penetrating rock • Syn: bore bit, rock drill, stone drill • Derivationally related forms: bore • Hypernyms: drill • Hyponyms: cross bit, star drill, straight flute, straight-fluted drill 2. any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood • Syn: woodborer • Derivationally related forms: bore • Hypernyms: invertebrate
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