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Shipworm

Shipworm Meaning & Definition
Shipworm Definition And Meaning

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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