bamboo borer

noun

A bamboo tiger longhorn (Chlorophorus annularis), a longhorn beetle native to Asia.

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Meanings

nounbamboo borer (plural bamboo borers)

plural bamboo borers

  1. A bamboo tiger longhorn (Chlorophorus annularis), a longhorn beetle native to Asia.
  2. A bamboo powderpost beetle (Dinoderus minutus), a wood-boring beetle native to Asia.
  3. Any member of species Omphisa fuscidentalis of pearl moths of Southeast Asia, whose larvae feed off bamboo.
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APA

bamboo borer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20borer

MLA

“bamboo borer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20borer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bamboo borer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20borer.

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