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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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)

Anagrams

• dentiere, tenderei

Latin

Noun

terēdine

1. ablative singular of terēdō