Teredo

See also: teredo

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “woodworm”).

Proper noun

Teredo m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Teredinidae – shipworms.

References

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