About The Word Shipworm
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Shipworm
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What's The Definition Of Shipworm?
[n] wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
Synonyms | Synonyms for Shipworm: teredinid Related Terms | Find terms related to Shipworm: See Also | Bankia setaceae | clam | family Teredinidae | giant northwest shipworm | Teredinidae | teredo Shipworm In Webster's Dictionary \Ship"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of {Teredo}
and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are
destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. See
{Teredo}.
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