teredine

See also: térédine

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French térédine.

Noun edit

teredine (plural teredines)

A teredo, or shipworm.
Synonym: copperworm

References edit

“teredine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

teredine f (plural teredini)

teredo, shipworm (of family Teredinidae)

Anagrams edit

dentiere, tenderei

Latin edit

Noun edit

terēdine

ablative singular of terēdō

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