Definition of Teredo

1. Noun. Typical shipworm.

Group relationships: Genus Teredo
Generic synonyms: Shipworm, Teredinid

Definition of Teredo

1. n. A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves, bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also shipworm. See Shipworm. See Illust. in App.

Definition of Teredo

1. a bivalve mollusk [n -DOS or -DINES]

Medical Definition of Teredo

1. Origin: L, a worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr, L. Terere to rub. A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves, bottoms of ships, etc.; called also shipworm. See Shipworm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Teredo

terebra
terebrae
terebrant
terebrantia
terebras
terebrating
terebration
terebratula
terebratulid
terebratuliform
teredine
teredines
teredinid
Teredinidae
teredo (current term)
teredo (current term)
teredos
terefa
terefah
terek
tereks
Terence
Terence Rattigan
terephthalate
terephthalate
terephthalates
terephthalic
teres
teres
Teresa

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