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girdler
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girdler, n.
- One who girdles. [1913 Webster]
- A maker of girdles. [1913 Webster]
- 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 larvæ. [1913 Webster]
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