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Definition: Girdler
Girdler
\Gir"dler\, n.
1. One who girdles.
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2. A maker of girdles.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) 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 larv[ae].
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