woodborer

• Nom désignant divers insectes, larves ou mollusques qui forent le bois, causant souvent des dégâts aux bois d'œuvre ou aux constructions en bois.

A noun referring to any of various insects, larvae, or mollusks that bore into wood, often causing damage to timber or wooden structures.

1. Wood-boring insect or larvaC1formal

   Any of various insects, larvae, or mollusks that bore into wood, often causing damage to trees or wooden structures.

   Insecte foreur du bois

   • The woodborer larvae have infested the old oak tree.
   • Furniture made from untreated wood is vulnerable to woodborers.
   • The carpenter identified the damage as caused by a woodborer.

   Synonymesborerwoodworm