microborer

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noun

Any microorganism that bores into a substrate

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Meanings

nounmicroborer (plural microborers)

plural microborers

  1. biologyAny microorganism that bores into a substrate

Origin

From micro- + borer.

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Cite this entry
APA

microborer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microborer

MLA

“microborer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microborer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microborer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microborer.

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