borer vs moth

borer

noun
  • An insect or insect larva that bores into wood. 

  • A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes. 

  • A cyclostome, such as a hagfish, which bores into injured, dead, or decaying sea creatures to feed on their flesh. 

  • One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock. 

  • A tool used for drilling. 

  • A knife fit for a stabbing. 

  • A tedious person; a person who bores others; a bore. 

moth

noun
  • The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean. 

  • A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. 

  • Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 

verb
  • To hunt for moths. 

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