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teredine

teredine noun: a teredo, or shipworm.

Noun

teredine (plural teredines)

  1. A teredo, or shipworm.
    Synonyms:
    copperworm

Synonyms of teredine

Forms of teredine

pluralteredines

Origin of teredine

Borrowed from French térédine.

Questions about teredine

What does teredine mean?
Teredine means a teredo, or shipworm.
What part of speech is teredine?
Teredine is a noun.
What is the plural of teredine?
The plural of teredine is teredines.

Words near teredine in the dictionary

  1. terebratuliform
  2. terebratulite
  3. terebratulites
  4. terebrid
  5. terebrids
  6. teredine
  7. teredines
  8. teredinid
  9. teredinids
  10. teredo
  11. teredoes

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