About The Word Teredo
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Teredo
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What's The Definition Of Teredo?
[n] typical shipworm
Synonyms | Synonyms for Teredo: Related Terms | Find terms related to Teredo: See Also | genus Teredo | shipworm | teredinid Teredo In Webster's Dictionary \Te*re"do\, n.; pl. E. {Teredos}, L. {Teredines}. [L., a
worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. ?, L. terere
to rub.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
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