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Webster 1913 Edition
Borer
Bor′er
,Noun.
1.
One that bores; an instrument for boring.
2.
(Zool.)
(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 larvæ of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See
Apple borer
, under Apple
. (d)
The hagfish (
Myxine
). Webster 1828 Edition
Borer
BO'RER
,Noun.
1.
Terebella, the piercer, a genus of sea worms, that pierce wood.Definition 2024
borer
borer
English
Noun
borer (plural borers)
- A person who is boring
- A person who bores, who drills.
- A tool used for drilling.
- An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.
- One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.
- The hagfish (Myxine).
Derived terms
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Translations
tool
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insect
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mollusc
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǒːrer/
- Hyphenation: bo‧rer
Noun
bórer m (Cyrillic spelling бо́рер)
Declension
Declension of borer
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | borer | boreri |
| genitive | borera | borera |
| dative | boreru | borerima |
| accusative | borer | borere |
| vocative | boreru | boreri |
| locative | boreru | borerima |
| instrumental | borerom | borerima |
Synonyms
- (drill bit): svrdlo
- (drill): bormašina
References
- “borer” in Hrvatski jezični portal