Shipworm

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(Zool.) 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.

Noun

1.

shipworm - wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells Synonyms: teredinid

Bankia setaceae, clam, family Teredinidae, giant northwest shipworm, teredinid, Teredinidae, teredo