wood-boring
adjective
wood-bor·ing
ˈwu̇d-ˌbȯr-iŋ 
: excavating galleries in wood in feeding or in constructing a nest
—used chiefly of an insect
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The Asian longhorned beetle is an invasive, wood-boring beetle that attacks 12 types of hardwood trees in North America, including maple, elm, buckeye, birch and willow trees.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
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“Wood-boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood-boring. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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