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elm borer

elm borer noun: any member of the species Saperda tridentata of cerambycid beetles of North America that feed on elms.

Noun

elm borer (plural elm borers)

  1. Any member of the species Saperda tridentata of cerambycid beetles of North America that feed on elms.

Forms of elm borer

pluralelm borers

Questions about elm borer

What does elm borer mean?
Elm borer means any member of the species Saperda tridentata of cerambycid beetles of North America that feed on elms.
What part of speech is elm borer?
Elm borer is a noun.
What is the plural of elm borer?
The plural of elm borer is elm borers.

Words near elm borer in the dictionary

  1. elm
  2. elm bark beetle
  3. elm bark beetles
  4. elm beetle
  5. elm beetles
  6. elm borer
  7. Elm Park
  8. elm sawflies
  9. elm sawfly
  10. elm tree
  11. elm trees

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