Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teredo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: tere-do
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.

Example Sentences

"Meet fell Teredo, as he mines the keel / With beaked head, and break his lips of steel […]."
"No timber that would stand the exposure to water as well as the ravages of white ants and the teredo, could be found."

Etymology

From Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”). Compare Ancient Greek: τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: terēdō, τερηδών

Inflected Forms

teredos (plural) teredoes (plural)

Synonyms

shipworm copperworm

Rhymes With

toledo torpedo guido tuxedo libido pedo lido credo speedo aikido ido escondido

Questions

What does teredo mean?: A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.
Where does teredo come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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