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teredo
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TEREDO
n.[L. from tero, to wear. ] A worm that bores and penetrates the bottom of ships; or rather a genus of worms, so called.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TEREDO
Te *re "do, n.; pl. E. Teredos, L. Teredines. Etym: [L., a worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc. ; akin to Gr. terere to rub. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
teredo
te re do |təˈrēdō tɛˈridoʊ | ▶noun Zoology ( pl. teredos ) a wormlike bivalve mollusk with reduced shells that it uses to drill into wood. It can cause substantial damage to wooden structures and vessels. Also called shipworm. [Genus Teredo, family Teredinidae: several species, in particular T. navalis. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek terēdōn; related to teirein ‘rub hard, wear away. ’
Oxford Dictionary
teredo
teredo |təˈriːdəʊ | ▶noun Zoology ( pl. teredos ) a worm-like marine bivalve mollusc with reduced shells which it uses to drill into wood. It can cause substantial damage to wooden structures and (formerly ) ships. Also called shipworm. ●Genus Teredo, family Teredinidae: several species, in particular T. navalis. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek terēdōn; related to teirein ‘rub hard, wear away ’.
Spanish Dictionary
teredo
teredo nombre masculino Molusco marino de forma muy alargada y conchas muy pequeñas que dejan descubierta la mayor parte del cuerpo :el teredo que afectó a la embarcación era de un tamaño más que considerable y perforó la madera con sus valvas .SINÓNIMO broma .
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