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Noun: teredo (teredines)  te'ree-dow
  1. Typical shipworm
    "The teredo's ability to digest wood has made it a pest in maritime industries"

Derived forms: teredines

Type of: shipworm, teredinid

Part of: genus Teredo

Encyclopedia: Teredo