Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teredine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tere-dine
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A teredo, or shipworm.

Etymology

Borrowed from French térédine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

teredines (plural)

Synonyms

copperworm

Questions

What does teredine mean?
A teredo, or shipworm.
Where does teredine come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce teredine

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