TEREDINID
Dictionary entry overview: What does teredinid mean? • TEREDINID (noun)
The noun TEREDINID has 1 sense:
1. wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
Familiarity information: TEREDINID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TEREDINID (noun)
Meaning:
Wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
shipworm; teredinid
Hypernyms ("teredinid" is a kind of...):
clam (burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "teredinid"):
teredo (typical shipworm)
Bankia setaceae; giant northwest shipworm (giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America)
Holonyms ("teredinid" is a member of...):
family Teredinidae; Teredinidae (shipworms)
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