banded hickory borer

noun

A species of brown longhorn beetle (Knulliana cincta) with orange patterns, found in the southern United States, certain northern areas of Mexico, and the Bahamas.

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Meanings

nounbanded hickory borer (plural banded hickory borers)

plural banded hickory borers

  1. A species of brown longhorn beetle (Knulliana cincta) with orange patterns, found in the southern United States, certain northern areas of Mexico, and the Bahamas.

Origin

From banded + hickory + borer. "Banded" is from a partial calque of translingual Knulliana cincta (“banded Knulliana”).

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banded hickory borer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banded%20hickory%20borer

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banded hickory borer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banded%20hickory%20borer.

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