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teredos

teredos is the plural of teredo.

Meaning of teredo

Noun

teredo (plural teredos or teredoes)

  1. 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 […].1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 123
    Synonyms:
    shipworm, copperworm

Questions about teredos

What is teredos the plural of?
Teredos is the plural of teredo.

Words near teredos in the dictionary

  1. teredines
  2. teredinid
  3. teredinids
  4. teredo
  5. teredoes
  6. teredos
  7. terefa
  8. terefah
  9. Teregova
  10. Terei
  11. Terek

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