flatheaded borer
noun
variants: or
flathead borer
Definition of flatheaded borer
: any of numerous beetle larvae of the family Buprestidae that bore beneath the bark or in the sapwood of trees
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Origin and Etymology of flatheaded borer
so called from its much enlarged and flattened thorax
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