Meaning of SHIPWORM
| Pronunciation: | | 'ship`wurm
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[n] wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells |
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SHIPWORM is a 8 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | teredinid |
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| | See Also: | | Bankia setaceae, clam, family Teredinidae, giant northwest shipworm, Teredinidae, teredo | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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