"yucca borer" meaning in English

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Noun

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). Categories (lifeform): Weevils
    Sense id: en-yucca_borer-en-noun-PkxYEgcw Disambiguation of Weevils: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52
  2. A large moth-like butterfly (skipper), Megathymus yuccae of the family Hesperiidae, whose larva bores in yucca roots. Categories (lifeform): Skippers
    Sense id: en-yucca_borer-en-noun-AQDHj3nZ Disambiguation of Skippers: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52

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