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1. plural of girdler n. One who girdles. n. A maker of girdles. n. 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 larvae. Source: ecdict

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girdles girdler american around beetle branch eggs food gnawing groove hickory killing larvae lays longicorn maker plural provide suitable thus twigs

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