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Shipworm

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
teredinid
plural
Shipworms
possessive
Shipworm's
pluralpossessive
Shipworms'