- woodborer
wood-borer
1> древоточец (о жуке и т. п.)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
woodborer
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woodborer — woodboring, adj. /wood bawr euhr, bohr /, n. 1. a tool, operated by compressed air, for boring wood. 2. Zool. a. borer (def. 3a). b. borer (def. 3b). [1840 50; WOOD1 + BORER] * * * … Universalium
woodborer — wood•bor•er [[t]ˈwʊdˌbɔr ər, ˌboʊr [/t]] n. 1) bui a tool, operated by compressed air, for boring wood 2) ivt ent any of various beetles, worms, mollusks, etc., that bore into wood • Etymology: 1840–50 wood′bor ing, adj … From formal English to slang
woodborer — noun any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood • Syn: ↑borer • Derivationally related forms: ↑bore (for: ↑borer) • Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate * * * … Useful english dictionary
woodboring — See woodborer. * * * … Universalium
