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Definition of Teredo
1. Noun. Typical shipworm.
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
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Origin: L, a worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr, L. Terere to rub.