- genus Teredo
- nountype genus of the family Teredinidae• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Teredinidae, ↑family Teredinidae• Member Meronyms: ↑teredo
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genus Teredo
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teredo — [tə rē′dō] n. pl. teredos or teredines [tə rē′də nēz΄] [ME < L < Gr terēdōn, borer, akin to teirein, to rub: see THROW] any of a genus (Teredo) of long shipworms that feed on wood … English World dictionary
teredo — /teuh ree doh/, n., pl. teredos, teredines / reed n eez /. a shipworm of the genus Teredo. [1350 1400; ME < L teredo < Gk teredón wood boring worm] * * * … Universalium
teredo — te•re•do [[t]təˈri doʊ[/t]] n. pl. re•dos, re•di•nes [[t] ˈrid nˌiz[/t]] ivt a shipworm of the genus Teredo[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L terēdō < Gk terēdṓn wood boring worm … From formal English to slang
teredo — /tɛˈridoʊ/ (say te reedoh) noun (plural teredos or teredines /tɛˈridəniz/ (say te reeduhneez)) a shipworm (genus Teredo). {Latin, from Greek terēdōn wood boring worm} …
teredo — n. (pl. os) any bivalve mollusc of the genus Teredo, esp. T. navalis, that bores into wooden ships etc. Also called SHIPWORM. Etymology: L f. Gk teredon f. teiro rub hard, wear away, bore … Useful english dictionary
Teredo — may refer to:* Teredo (bivalve) , a genus of shipworm that bores holes in the wood of ships. * Teredo wood, a form of fossilized wood showing marks of shipworm damage * The Teredo tunneling protocol for transmission of IPv6 datagrams through… … Wikipedia
Teredo — Te*re do, n.; pl. E. {Teredos}, L. {Teredines}. [L., a worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. ?, L. terere to rub.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mollusk genus — noun a genus of mollusks • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Haliotis, ↑genus Haliotis, ↑Lambis, ↑genus Lambis, ↑Strombus, ↑genus Strombus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Coleophora teredo — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
Teredinidae — noun shipworms • Syn: ↑family Teredinidae • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family • Member Holonyms: ↑Bivalvia, ↑class Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑class Lamellibranchia … Useful english dictionary
