shipworm
Noun
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Wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells (synset 101969735)
is a type of: clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmnesssubtypes:
- teredo - typical shipworm
- bankia setaceae, giant northwest shipworm - giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America
belongs to: family teredinidae, teredinidae - shipwormssame as: teredinid
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