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Meaning of teredo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français taret
Italiano teredine
Polski świdrak

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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