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1. (n.) shipworm
any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks of the family Teredinidae, that burrow into the timbers of ships, wharves, etc.
Etymology: (1770–80)
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1. (noun) shipworm, teredinid
wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
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1. (noun) shipworm
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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