teredo
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teredo
Rhymes with -iːdəʊ
Where it comes from
From Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”). Compare Ancient Greek: τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”).
noun teredos · teredoes
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A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.
Meet fell Teredo, as he mines the keel / With beaked head, and break his lips of steel […].
Similar: shipworm, copperworm
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Talk about this word "teredo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teredo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. teredo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teredo "teredo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teredo.Cite this
@misc{teredo_2026,
title = {teredo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teredo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
