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shipworm
(encz) | shipworm, n: |
Shipworm
(gcide) | Shipworm \Ship"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
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.
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shipworm
(gcide) | Teredo \Te*re"do\, n.; pl. E. Teredos, L. Teredines. [L., a
worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. ?, L. terere
to rub.] (Zool.)
A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which
bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves,
bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also shipworm. See
Shipworm. See Illust. in Appendix.
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shipworm
(wn) | shipworm
n 1: wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and
ships by means of drill-like shells [syn: shipworm,
teredinid] |
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giant northwest shipworm
(encz) | giant northwest shipworm, n: |
Shipworm
(gcide) | Shipworm \Ship"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]Teredo \Te*re"do\, n.; pl. E. Teredos, L. Teredines. [L., a
worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. ?, L. terere
to rub.] (Zool.)
A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which
bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves,
bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also shipworm. See
Shipworm. See Illust. in Appendix.
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giant northwest shipworm
(wn) | giant northwest shipworm
n 1: giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
giant northwest shipworm, Bankia setaceae] |
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