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teredo

/təˈriː.dəʊ/

Traduction: Nom désignant un type de mollusque bivalve marin, communément appelé ver de navire, qui perce et endommage les structures en bois immergées dans l'eau salée.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/təˈriː.dəʊ/

A noun referring to a type of marine bivalve mollusk, commonly known as a shipworm, that bores into and damages wooden structures in saltwater.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant un type de mollusque bivalve marin, communément appelé ver de navire, qui perce et endommage les structures en bois immergées dans l'eau salée.
  1. Shipworm C2 formal scientific

    A type of marine bivalve mollusk that bores into wood, often damaging ships and wooden structures.

    • The teredo worm has caused significant damage to the old wooden pier.
    • Shipworms, including the teredo, are known for their destructive tunneling in submerged wood.
    • Marine biologists study the teredo to understand its unique wood-boring mechanism.

    🇫🇷Taret (ver de navire)

    Synonymes: shipworm

  • teredines plural form
  • teredos plural form
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  • teredo's possessive singular form