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the larva of a metallic wood-boring beetle, having an expanded and flattened anterior end. Also called hammerhead.[1880-85]
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flatheaded borer — noun or flathead borer Etymology: so called from its much enlarged and flattened thorax : any of numerous beetle larvae of the family Buprestidae that bore beneath the bark or in the sapwood of trees * * * the larva of a metallic wood boring… … Useful english dictionary
flatheaded apple tree borer — noun : a flattened elongate oval beetle (Chrysobothris femorata) bronze above and bright and brassy beneath that is widespread in hardwoods called also apple tree borer * * * /flat hed id/. See apple tree borer (def. 1). [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
flatheaded apple tree borer — /flat hed id/. See apple tree borer (def. 1). [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
flathead borer — noun see flatheaded borer … Useful english dictionary
apple tree borer — noun : a beetle having larvae that bore in apple trees: a. : flatheaded apple tree borer b. : a large beetle (Saperda candida) brown striped with white above and dull white beneath that is especially destructive to apple and other fruit trees… … Useful english dictionary
apple tree borer — 1. Also called flatheaded apple tree borer. the larva of a metallic wood boring beetle, Chrysobothris femorata, that bores into the wood of apple and other fruit trees. 2. Also called roundheaded apple tree borer. the larva of a long horned… … Universalium
hammerhead — hammerheaded, adj. /ham euhr hed /, n. 1. the part of a hammer designed for striking. 2. a shark of the genus Sphyrna, esp. S. zygaena, having the head expanded laterally so as to resemble a double headed hammer, sometimes dangerous to swimmers.… … Universalium
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