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  • noun zoology Any member of the family Anobiidae of boring beetles.

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  • The home should be inspected for all wood-destroying insects, including subterranean and dry wood termites, longhorned wood borers, metallic wood borers, powder post beetles, anobiid beetles, carpenter ants, velvety tree ants and carpenter bees.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Richard Fagerlund 2010

  • The home should be inspected for all wood-destroying insects, including subterranean and dry wood termites, longhorned wood borers, metallic wood borers, powder post beetles, anobiid beetles, carpenter ants, velvety tree ants and carpenter bees.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Richard Fagerlund 2010

  • The home should be inspected for all wood-destroying insects, including subterranean and dry wood termites, longhorned wood borers, metallic wood borers, powder post beetles, anobiid beetles, carpenter ants, velvety tree ants and carpenter bees.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Richard Fagerlund 2010

  • n. announcement of the Incarnation to Mary, mother of Jesus; feast celebrated on Lady Day (March 25); Annunciation lily, madonna lily. annunciative, annunciatory, anobiid

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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