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Noun: sawyer beetle
  1. Any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
    "The sawyer beetle's larvae can cause significant damage to lumber";
    - sawyer

Derived forms: sawyer beetles

Type of: long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle

Part of: genus Monochamus, Monochamus

Encyclopedia: Sawyer beetle