bor·er /ˈborɚ/
 穿孔者,鑽孔器,鑽孔的蟲


 Bor·er n.
 1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.
 2. Zool. (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo. (b) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances. (c) One of the larvæ of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple. (d) The hagfish (Myxine).

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 borer
      n 1: a drill for penetrating rock [syn: bore bit, rock drill,
            stone drill]
      2: any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into
         wood [syn: woodborer]