teredo

te·re·do  (t-rd, -rd)

n. pl. te·re·dos

A shipworm of the genus Teredo.

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[New Latin Terd, mollusk genus, from Latin terd, a kind of worm, from Greek terdn; see ter-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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teredo [ter-ree-doh, -din-eez]

Noun

pl -dos or -dines a marine mollusc that bores into and destroys submerged timber [Greek terēdōn wood-boring worm]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

teredo - typical shipworm genus Teredo - type genus of the family Teredinidae shipworm, teredinid - wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells