teredine

See also: térédine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French térédine.

Noun

teredine (plural teredines)

  1. A teredo, or shipworm.
    Synonym: copperworm

References
  • teredine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /teˈrɛ.di.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdine
  • Hyphenation: te‧rè‧di‧ne

Noun

teredine f (plural teredini)

  1. teredo, shipworm (of family Teredinidae)

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Latin

Noun

terēdine

  1. ablative singular of terēdō
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