Teredo

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Translingual

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

Teredo m

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

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