Girdler

[g:dlә(r)]

Definition

(n.) One who girdles.

(n.) A maker of girdles.

(n.) An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvae.

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