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sugar-maple borer

sugar-maple borer noun: glycobius speciosus, a long-horned beetle native to North America whose larvae bore into the inner bark of sugar maple trees, causing significant damage.

Noun

sugar-maple borer (plural sugar-maple borers)

  1. Glycobius speciosus, a long-horned beetle native to North America whose larvae bore into the inner bark of sugar maple trees, causing significant damage.

Forms of sugar-maple borer

pluralsugar-maple borers

Questions about sugar-maple borer

What does sugar-maple borer mean?
Sugar-maple borer means glycobius speciosus, a long-horned beetle native to North America whose larvae bore into the inner bark of sugar maple trees, causing significant damage.
What part of speech is sugar-maple borer?
Sugar-maple borer is a noun.
What is the plural of sugar-maple borer?
The plural of sugar-maple borer is sugar-maple borers.

Words near sugar-maple borer in the dictionary

  1. sugar-loaf
  2. sugar-loaf hat
  3. sugar-loaf hats
  4. sugar-loaves
  5. sugar-maple
  6. sugar-maple borer
  7. sugar-maple borers
  8. sugar-maples
  9. sugar-mill
  10. sugar-mills
  11. sugar-plum

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