teredo

terēdō inis, f

, τερηδών, a boring worm, wood-fretter, moth, O.

← terebro × teres →

teredo
tĕrēdo, ĭnis, f., = τερηδών, a worm that gnaws wood, clothing, etc., a wood fretter , moth , Pli...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Teredo
·noun A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as th...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
teredo navalis
A worm which, furnished with a peculiar augur adaptation at its head, bores into timber, forming a s...

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