pinhole borer

noun

: any of various minute larval beetles (as of an ambrosia beetle) whose larvae excavate long slender burrows in timber

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“Pinhole borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinhole%20borer. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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