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Definition of Teredinid
1. Noun. Wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells.
Generic synonyms: Clam
Group relationships: Family Teredinidae, Teredinidae
Specialized synonyms: Teredo, Bankia Setaceae, Giant Northwest Shipworm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teredinid
Literary usage of Teredinid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences by Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences (1900)
"Family teredinid^K Teredo Thomson i Tryon. Teredo Thomson! Tryon, Proc. Acad.
Nat. Sci.. Philadelphia, p. 280, pi. 3, figs. 3-5, 1863. ..."
2. A Manual of Palaeontology for the Use of Students with a General by Henry Alleyne Nicholson, Richard Lydekker (1889)
"teredinid/E.—This family includes only the single genus Teredo, the characters
of which are, therefore, those of the family. ..."
3. On Invertebrate Fossils from the Pacific Coast by Charles Abiathar White (1889)
"For example, a species of Teredo has been found in the Puget group, but no member
of the teredinid¡« has yet been found in the Laramie. ..."
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