English dictionary
teredo
/t/E/'r/i/d/oU/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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typical shipworm
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>shipworm</i>. See <u>Shipworm</u>. See <i>Illust.</i> in App.
Source: webster1913