tĕrēdo, ĭnis, f., = τερηδών,
a worm that gnaws wood, clothing, etc., a wood fretter , moth , Plin. 16, 41, 80, § 220; Col. 4, 24, 6, Vitr. 5, 12; Ov. P. 1, 1, 69; Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 197, 23, 7, 70, § 135; 28, 20, 81, § 264.
terēdō inis, f , τερηδών, a boring worm, wood-fretter, moth, O. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A worm which, furnished with a peculiar augur adaptation at its head, bores into timber, forming a s...
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