GIRDLER

Gir″dler (?), n. 1. 1. One who girdles.
2. 2. A maker of girdles.
3. 3. (Zoöl.) 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 larvæ.