locust borer

noun

A beetle, of species Megacyllene robiniae, that feeds as a larva on black locust trees in eastern North America.

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Meanings

nounlocust borer (plural locust borers)

plural locust borers

  1. A beetle, of species Megacyllene robiniae, that feeds as a larva on black locust trees in eastern North America.
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