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noun • a drill for penetrating rock • any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood | ||||||||
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noun • social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers | ||||||||
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Burrowing Insect Crossword Clue
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BORER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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BORER
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times13 Mar 2016 | Across 92 | |
| New York Times04 Aug 2004 | Across 40 | |
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