Zoology. A genus of lamellibranch boring molluscs; esp. the ship-worm, T. navalis, well known for its destruction of submerged timbers in ships…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva > defined by parasitism or feeding > which bores in wood (5) Teredo1398 Zoology. A genus of lamellibranch boring molluscs; esp. the ship-worm, T. navalis, well known for its destruction of submerged timbers in ships… timber-worm1530 a ‘worm’ or larva injurious to timber. wood-worm1540 an insect larva or other invertebrate, as the ship-worm (see Teredo, n.), which bores in wood (also figurative). moch1637 A moth; esp. a clothes moth. Also: a woodworm. Also in extended use. wood grub1956 the larva of any of several wood-boring insects. |
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