sugar-maple borer

noun

Glycobius speciosus, a long-horned beetle native to North America whose larvae bore into the inner bark of sugar maple trees, causing significant damage.

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Meanings

nounsugar-maple borer (plural sugar-maple borers)

plural sugar-maple borers

  1. Glycobius speciosus, a long-horned beetle native to North America whose larvae bore into the inner bark of sugar maple trees, causing significant damage.
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