shipworm
IPA: ʃˈɪpwɝm
noun
- Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.
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Examples of "shipworm" in Sentences
- An indeterminate species of marine teredinid shipworm.
- The copper sheathing installed to prevent shipworm was imported from England.
- Teredo navalis is the Latin name of one of the best known species of shipworm.
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