"yucca borer" meaning in All languages combined

See yucca borer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: yucca borers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yucca borer (plural yucca borers)
  1. Either of two Californian boring weevils (Rhinostomus frontalis and Scyphophorus yuccae).
    Sense id: en-yucca_borer-en-noun-PkxYEgcw Categories (other): Weevils Disambiguation of Weevils: 53 47
  2. A large moth-like butterfly (skipper), Megathymus yuccae of the family Hesperiidae, whose larva bores in yucca roots.
    Sense id: en-yucca_borer-en-noun-AQDHj3nZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Skippers, Weevils Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Skippers: 17 83 Disambiguation of Weevils: 53 47

Inflected forms

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