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The following 2 entries include the term house borer.
European house borer
noun: a wood-boring beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) native to northern Europe but widely distributed by commerce that feeds as larva and adult in dry timbers and is especially destructive in soft woods
old house borer
noun: a cerambycid beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) originally European but now established in the U.S. whose larvae feed on dry coniferous wood and frequently do serious damage to old rafters and flooring
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