wharf borer

noun

The beetle Nacerdes melanura.

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Meanings

nounwharf borer (plural wharf borers)

plural wharf borers

  1. The beetle Nacerdes melanura.

Origin

The larval stage of this insect is often found on pilings and timbers of wharves.

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

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“wharf borer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wharf%20borer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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

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