teredo

[ tuh-ree-doh ]

/ təˈri doʊ /

noun, plural te·re·dos, te·re·di·nes [tuh-reed-n-eez]. /təˈrid nˌiz/.

a shipworm of the genus Teredo.

Origin of teredo

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin terēdō<Greek terēdṓn wood-boring worm

Words nearby teredo

terebic acid, terebinth, terebinthinate, terebinthine, terebrate, teredo, terefah, Terence, Terengganu, te reo, terephthalate

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Example sentences from the Web for teredo

Teredo sive exiguus vermiculus, qui subter cutim erodit agitque cuniculos in pruriginosis manibus.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)|William Kirby
Besides these esthetic conditions, wooden piles were rejected because the teredo, in this part of the Sound, is very active.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910|Eugene Klapp
It is light, very strong, resists sea-worm (Teredo navalis) entirely, and effects of climate.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Like a great many other mollusks, the teredo passes through a kind of caterpillar stage before it reaches its perfect form.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood

The teredo or shipworm was a serious peril in the days before the sheathing of ships.
Days of the Discoverers|L. Lamprey

British Dictionary definitions for teredo

teredo

/ (tɛˈriːdəʊ) /

noun plural -dos or -dines (-dɪˌniːz)

any marine bivalve mollusc of the genus TeredoSee shipworm

Word Origin for teredo

C17: via Latin from Greek terēdōn wood-boring worm; related to Greek tetrainein to pierce

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单词	teredo
释义	teredo [ tuh-ree-doh ] / təˈri doʊ / noun, plural te·re·dos, te·re·di·nes [tuh-reed-n-eez]. /təˈrid nˌiz/. a shipworm of the genus Teredo. Origin of teredo 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin terēdō<Greek terēdṓn wood-boring worm Words nearby teredo terebic acid, terebinth, terebinthinate, terebinthine, terebrate, teredo, terefah, Terence, Terengganu, te reo, terephthalate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teredo Teredo sive exiguus vermiculus, qui subter cutim erodit agitque cuniculos in pruriginosis manibus. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)\|William Kirby Besides these esthetic conditions, wooden piles were rejected because the teredo, in this part of the Sound, is very active. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910\|Eugene Klapp It is light, very strong, resists sea-worm (Teredo navalis) entirely, and effects of climate. The Philippine Islands\|John Foreman Like a great many other mollusks, the teredo passes through a kind of caterpillar stage before it reaches its perfect form. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood The teredo or shipworm was a serious peril in the days before the sheathing of ships. Days of the Discoverers\|L. Lamprey British Dictionary definitions for teredo teredo / (tɛˈriːdəʊ) / noun plural -dos or -dines (-dɪˌniːz) any marine bivalve mollusc of the genus TeredoSee shipworm Word Origin for teredo C17: via Latin from Greek terēdōn wood-boring worm; related to Greek tetrainein to pierce Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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