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Meaning of shipworm

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shipworm

Pronunciation:/ˈʃɪpwɜː(ɹ)m/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.

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