WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
corn′ bor′er, 
  1. Insectsany of several pyralid moths, as Pyrausta (ostrinia) nubilalis(European corn borer), the larvae of which bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants.
  • 1915–20

'corn borer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
European corn borer

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