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stalkborer

stalkborer noun: any insect or larva that bores through the stalks of plants.

Noun

stalkborer (plural stalkborers)

  1. Any insect or larva that bores through the stalks of plants

Forms of stalkborer

pluralstalkborers
alternative formstalk borer

Origin of stalkborer

From stalk + borer.

Questions about stalkborer

What does stalkborer mean?
Stalkborer means any insect or larva that bores through the stalks of plants.
What part of speech is stalkborer?
Stalkborer is a noun.
What is the plural of stalkborer?
The plural of stalkborer is stalkborers.

Words near stalkborer in the dictionary

  1. stalkable
  2. stalkarazzi
  3. stalkarazzo
  4. stalkball
  5. stalkballs
  6. stalkborer
  7. stalkborers
  8. stalked
  9. stalked jellyfish
  10. stalked kelp
  11. stalked kelps

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