The emerald ash borer has killed more than a hundred million ash trees across North America.
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Borer
/ˈboːɹɐ/
Synonyms for "borer" (20 found)
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7 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- сондьор noun (person who bores/drills)
Finnish
1 entries- kairaaja noun (person who bores/drills)
Irish
1 entries- tolladóir noun (person who bores/drills)
Macedonian
1 entries- ду́пчач noun (person who bores/drills)
Russian
2 entries- бури́льщик noun (person who bores/drills)
- сверло́вщик noun (person who bores/drills)
Swedish
1 entries- borrare noun (person who bores/drills)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have released tiny parasitic wasps in forests in Maryland to attack the emerald ash borer, an invader from China that is devastating forests across the northern United States.
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The boree has been heard from frequently since the Renaissance, and his sentiments have undergone little change. The borer hasn't had much to say for himself.
Source: wiktionary
Rennie was an expert on boredom, having done a piece on it for Pandora's “Relationships” column in which she claimed that there were two people involved in boredom, not just one: the borer and the boree.
Source: wiktionary