"Borer" is a word in ENGLISH
Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores
into limestone and similar substances.
A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies,
which burrows in wood. See Teredo.
One that bores; an instrument for boring.
One of the larvae of many species of insects, which
penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under
Apple.
The hagfish (Myxine).
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Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.
Read the complete definitionA group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the oyster; the asiphonate mollusks.
Read the complete definitionA genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe.
Read the complete definitionHaving two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.
Read the complete definitionA mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the …
Read the complete definitionA tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the …
Read the complete definitionA bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or …
Read the complete definitionA bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes …
Read the complete definitionAn order of lamellibranchiate mollusks having an anterior and posterior adductor muscle, as the common clam. See Bivalve.
Read the complete definitionA fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish …
Read the complete definitionA tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer …
Read the complete definitionEating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, …
Read the complete definitionA genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam.
Read the complete definitionA division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam (Mya) is the type.
Read the complete definitionA special structure found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage …
Read the complete definitionA division of bivalve mollusks including the oysters and allied shells.
Read the complete definitionAny marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in …
Read the complete definitionOf or pretaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, …
Read the complete definitionA shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the …
Read the complete definitionAny species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidae); a scallop. See Scallop.
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