Definition:
				
				
				- (n.) One that bores; an instrument for boring.
 
				
				- (n.) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo.
 
				
				- (n.) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances.
 
				
				- (n.) One of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple.
 
				
				- (n.) The hagfish (Myxine).
 
				
				
			
			
			
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