Definition of shipworm
English to English noun - wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
source: WordNet 3.0 - Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. See Teredo.
source: Webster 1913
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