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noun
A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
typical shipworm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shipworm, teredinid
History
From Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”). Compare Ancient Greek: τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”).
Across languages
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