Girdler /(?)/

Gir·dler

Girdler

n.
  1. One who girdles.
  2. A maker of girdles.
  3. 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. (Zool.)