girdler

(gʉrdlər)

noun

  1. a person who makes girdles
  2. a person or thing that girdles, or encircles
  3. ☆ any insect that cuts girdles in trees, esp. an American beetle (Oncideres cingulata) that lays its eggs in holes bored into twigs

See girdler in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that makes girdles.
  2. Any of several insects that chew circular bands around twigs or stems in preparing a nesting site.
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