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
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- teredinid
- plural
- Shipworms
- possessive
- Shipworm's
- pluralpossessive
- Shipworms'