teredo
(noun) typical shipworm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
teredo (plural teredos or teredoes)
(zoology) A shipworm (of genus Teredo).
Source: Wiktionary
Te*re"do, n.; pl. E. Teredos, L. Teredines. Etym: [L., a worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. terere to rub.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves, bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also shipworm. See Shipworm. See Illust. in App.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
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