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What is the noun for borer?

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borer
  1. A tedious person.
  2. A person who bores, who drills.
  3. A tool used for drilling.
  4. An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.
  5. One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.
  6. The hagfish (Myxine).
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  8. Examples:
    1. “Researchers place cardboard rings containing red or blue marked corn borer pupae at release sites within cornfields.”
      “The refuge helps prevent the development of resistance to European corn borer and corn rootworm.”
      “The tiny borer spends its entire larval life inside the coffee berry, which encases the seed, commonly known as the coffee bean.”
borers
  1. plural of borer
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Although chemical control is rarely advised, some insecticides applied to control other insects may kill crown borers as well.”
      “Today, most piers and boats are constructed with materials that are resistant to the borers, such as concrete in the case of piers.”
      “A common method was to bore a hole in the barrel using any of a variety of bung borers, boring taps, augers, tapered reamers, and the like.”
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