Teredo
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.
"Meet fell Teredo, as he mines the keel / With beaked head, and break his lips of steel […]."
- 2 typical shipworm wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Meet fell Teredo, as he mines the keel / With beaked head, and break his lips of steel […]."
Etymology
From Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”). Compare Ancient Greek: τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”).
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