"wood-boring" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: wood + boring Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wood|boring}} wood + boring Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} wood-boring (not comparable)
  1. (of an insect) That bores through wood. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: woodboring

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