"wharf borer" meaning in All languages combined

See wharf borer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wharf borers [plural]
Etymology: The larval stage of this insect is often found on pilings and timbers of wharves. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wharf borer (plural wharf borers)
  1. The beetle Nacerdes melanura. Wikipedia link: wharf borer Categories (lifeform): Tenebrionoid beetles

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