| 单词 | auger worm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasauger worm auger worm n. now rare (a) a shipworm (bivalve mollusc of the genus Teredo or related genera); (b) the caterpillar of the goat moth, Cossus cossus, which makes tunnels in the wood of trees. ΚΠ 1758 W. Borlase in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 52 Both [submerged trees] pierced with the teredo, or augur-worm. 1795 E. Donovan Nat. Hist. Brit. Insects IV. 16 In most parts of England they are called Auger Worms; the holes which they make in the timber [of willow trees] appearing as if bored with Instrument. 1829 J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 287 These ‘augerworms’ are the primary cause of the decay of the tree. 1859 Punch 22 May 212/2 We suppose that the auger-worm is another and bigger insect than the teredo navalis, and is called ‘auger’, to signify that it bears to the teredo the relation of an auger to a gimlet, and thus constitutes a greater bore. 1957 L. Schwartz et al. Occupational Dis. Skin (ed. 3) 683 It [sc. the goat moth] ejects an irritating greenish sputum with a pungent odor. Its larva bores into trees and is known as the ‘auger worm’. 1988 L. N. Santhakumaran in S. R. Rao Marine Archaeol. Indian Ocean Countries lii. 124/1 Here is a group of marine organisms dreaded by early navigators and..they are known by different common names (pile-worms, shipworms, or auger-worms to the English; tarets to the French; zeeworms to the Dutch). < as lemmas |
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