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Webster 1913 Edition


Teredo

Te-re′do

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Teredos
(#)
, L.
Teredines
(#)
.
[L., a worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. [GREEK], L.
terere
to rub.]
(Zool.)
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 Appendix.

Webster 1828 Edition


Teredo

TERE'DO

,
Noun.
[L. from tero, to wear.] A worm that bores and penetrates the bottom of ships; or rather a genus of worms, so called.

Definition 2024


teredo

teredo

See also: Teredo

English

Noun

teredo (plural teredos or teredoes)

  1. (zoology) A shipworm (of genus Teredo).

Translations


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, woodworm).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /teˈreː.doː/, [tɛˈreː.doː]

Noun

terēdō f (genitive terēdinis); third declension

  1. woodworm, boring-worm, wood-fretter
  2. moth

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative terēdō terēdinēs
genitive terēdinis terēdinum
dative terēdinī terēdinibus
accusative terēdinem terēdinēs
ablative terēdine terēdinibus
vocative terēdō terēdinēs

Descendants

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