Piercer Definition

noun

An instrument that pierces or perforates, such as a stiletto or piercel.

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A person who pierces, especially one who carries out body piercing.
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(zoology) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect.

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(zoology) Any insect provided with an ovipositor.

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Other Word Forms of Piercer

Noun

Singular:
piercer
Plural:
piercers

Origin of Piercer

  • pierce +‎ -er

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Piercer Sentence Examples

  • Hinds believe that the paired piercers are the inner lobes of the maxillae, and the unpaired piercer the left mandible, the right mandible being absent.

  • C. Borner has stated that the unpaired piercer is attached directly to the base of the left maxilla.

  • In many bloodsucking flies, for example, the galea is absent, while the lacinia becomes a strong knife-like piercer and the palp is well developed.

  • Ia, frons; b, clypeus (the pointed labrum beneath it); II, mandible; III, first maxilla; (a, base; b, sheath; c, piercer), III', inner view of sheath; IV, second maxillae forming rostrum (b, mentum; c, ligula).

  • Mandibles fused into a piercer; first maxillae developed as piercers; palps of both pairs of maxillae present; hypopharynx wanting.

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Words Starting With

PPIPIE

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RERCER

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