Definition of teredo in English:

teredo

nounPlural teredostəˈriːdəʊtəˈridoʊ

Zoology

A wormlike marine bivalve mollusc with reduced shells which it uses to drill into wood. It can cause substantial damage to wooden structures and (formerly) ships.
Genus Teredo, family Teredinidae: several species, in particular T. navalis
Also called shipworm
Example sentencesExamples
- In the age of wooden ships, teredos and other wood-borers were a tremendous problem.
- It has been tried before but the bamboo became completely waterlogged and eaten by teredos before the Pacific was half crossed.
- I first became acquainted with teredos while working on wooden boats in the San Francisco Bay area.
- In early wooden ships, a sheathing of metallic copper was used to protect the timbers from being invaded by shipworms known as teredos - worms that bore into wood and weaken its structure.
- She did not sustain any serious damage in the Baltic Sea where the water is too cold for ship worms (teredos) to survive.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek terēdōn; related to teirein 'rub hard, wear away'.

Rhymes

aikido, bushido, credo, Guido, Ido, libido, lido, speedo, torpedo, tuxedo

Definition of teredo in US English:

teredo

nountəˈrēdōtəˈridoʊ

Zoology

A wormlike marine bivalve mollusk with reduced shells which it uses to drill into wood. It can cause substantial damage to wooden structures and (formerly) ships.
Genus Teredo, family Teredinidae: several species, in particular T. navalis
Also called shipworm
Example sentencesExamples
- In early wooden ships, a sheathing of metallic copper was used to protect the timbers from being invaded by shipworms known as teredos - worms that bore into wood and weaken its structure.
- I first became acquainted with teredos while working on wooden boats in the San Francisco Bay area.
- In the age of wooden ships, teredos and other wood-borers were a tremendous problem.
- She did not sustain any serious damage in the Baltic Sea where the water is too cold for ship worms (teredos) to survive.
- It has been tried before but the bamboo became completely waterlogged and eaten by teredos before the Pacific was half crossed.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek terēdōn; related to teirein ‘rub hard, wear away’.

单词	teredo
释义	Definition of teredo in English: teredo nounPlural teredostəˈriːdəʊtəˈridoʊ Zoology A wormlike marine bivalve mollusc with reduced shells which it uses to drill into wood. It can cause substantial damage to wooden structures and (formerly) ships. Genus Teredo, family Teredinidae: several species, in particular T. navalis Also called shipworm Example sentencesExamples In the age of wooden ships, teredos and other wood-borers were a tremendous problem. It has been tried before but the bamboo became completely waterlogged and eaten by teredos before the Pacific was half crossed. I first became acquainted with teredos while working on wooden boats in the San Francisco Bay area. In early wooden ships, a sheathing of metallic copper was used to protect the timbers from being invaded by shipworms known as teredos - worms that bore into wood and weaken its structure. She did not sustain any serious damage in the Baltic Sea where the water is too cold for ship worms (teredos) to survive. Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek terēdōn; related to teirein 'rub hard, wear away'. Rhymes aikido, bushido, credo, Guido, Ido, libido, lido, speedo, torpedo, tuxedo Definition of teredo in US English: teredo nountəˈrēdōtəˈridoʊ Zoology A wormlike marine bivalve mollusk with reduced shells which it uses to drill into wood. It can cause substantial damage to wooden structures and (formerly) ships. Genus Teredo, family Teredinidae: several species, in particular T. navalis Also called shipworm Example sentencesExamples In early wooden ships, a sheathing of metallic copper was used to protect the timbers from being invaded by shipworms known as teredos - worms that bore into wood and weaken its structure. I first became acquainted with teredos while working on wooden boats in the San Francisco Bay area. In the age of wooden ships, teredos and other wood-borers were a tremendous problem. She did not sustain any serious damage in the Baltic Sea where the water is too cold for ship worms (teredos) to survive. It has been tried before but the bamboo became completely waterlogged and eaten by teredos before the Pacific was half crossed. Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek terēdōn; related to teirein ‘rub hard, wear away’.
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