shipworm

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Synonyms: whipworm, shopworn, shiplord, shitwork, slipform, hipwort, shipworms

Antonyms: whipworm, shopworn, shiplord, shitwork, slipform, hipwort, shipworms

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Noun

1. Any of several [[wormlike]] [[marine#Adjective|marine]] [[mollusc]]s (not [[true#Adjective|true]] [[worm#Noun|worms]]) of the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Teredinidae|family}} that [[bore#Verb|bore]] through the [[wooden]] [[hull#Noun|hulls]] of [[ship#Noun|ships]] and other [[woody#Adjective|woody]] [[material#Noun|material]] [[immerse]]d in [[salt water]]; specifically, the {{vern|naval shipworm}} or [[turu]] ({{taxlink|Teredo navalis|species}}), the [[type species]] of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Teredo|genus}}.

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