Plural of borer
regular plural
The plural of borer is borers.
Forms of borer
| Singular | borer /ˈbɔːɹə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | borers |
| Countable | countable |
Borers in a sentence
- Recently, some insecticides with novel mode of actions, such as chlorantraniliprole, have been widely applied in rice fields against rice borers.2015 July 15, Gang Xu et al., “De novo assembly and characterization of central nervous system transcriptome reveals neurotransmitter…. From the entry chlorantraniliprole
- Other nutritional subgroups, represented in smaller numbers, were cambivores (phloem and cortex feeders), detritrivores (necrophagous species) and wood borers (xylophagous species).2015, Jon Andersson, “Wood-inhabiting beetles in low stumps, high stumps and logs on boreal clear-cuts: implications for dead wood…. From the entry cambivore
- When suitable conditions for the cultivation of ambrosial fungi appear, the better-known 'pin-hole' borers (scolytoids) tunnel the wood.1961, Arthur Ramon Penfold, J. L. Willis, The Eucalypts: Botany, Cultivation, Chemistry, and Utilization, page 166. From the entry scolytoid
Meaning of borer
- noun A tool used for drilling.
- noun A knife fit for a stabbing.
- noun A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes.
Questions about the plural of borer
- What is the plural of borer?
- The plural of borer is borers.
- Is borer countable?
- Borer is a countable noun.
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