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teredo definition

te·redo (tə rē′dō)

noun pl. teredos -·dos or teredines -·di·nes′ (-də nēz′)

any of a genus (Teredo) of long shipworms that feed on wood

Etymology: ME < L < Gr terēdōn, borer, akin to teirein, to rub: see throw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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