shipworm
[ ship-wurm ]
noun
any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks that burrow into the timbers of ship, wharves, etc.
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How to use shipworm in a sentence
The teredo or shipworm was a serious peril in the days before the sheathing of ships.
Days of the Discoverers | L. Lamprey
British Dictionary definitions for shipworm
shipworm
/ (ˈʃɪpˌwɜːm) /
noun
any wormlike marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Teredo and related genera and family Teredinidae. They bore into wooden piers, ships, etc, by means of drill-like shell valves: See also piddock
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