noun
: a moth with a larva that bores in wood: as
a. : any of various moths of the family Cossidae
b. : any of various dull heavy-bodied moths of the family Zeuzeridae ; especially : an Australian moth ( Xyleutes boisduvali ) with narrow brownish wings heavily covered with gray scales and having a span of up to 10 inches in the larger female, a large cylindrical abdomen, and a 6 to 7 inch larva that bores in various eucalypts and is considered a delicacy by the aborigines