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Oncideres cingulatus

Girdler \Gir"dler\, n.

  1. One who girdles.

  2. A maker of girdles.

  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].