Old spars and water-soaked timbers cast on the beach are full of the workings of the shipworm—long cylindrical tunnels penetrating all parts of the wood.
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Shipworm — Ship worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shipworm — [ship′wʉrm΄] n. any of a family (Teredinidae) of marine, bivalve mollusks with wormlike bodies: they burrow into and damage submerged wood, as of ships, pilings, etc … English World dictionary
Shipworm — Taxobox name = Shipworm image caption = Teredo sp. regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia (or Pelecypoda) ordo = Myoida familia = Teredinidae familia authority = Rafinesque, 1815 subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = See… … Wikipedia
shipworm — 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.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as the piles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shipworm — /ship werrm /, n. any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks that burrow into the timbers of ships, wharves, etc. [1770 80; SHIP + WORM] * * * or pileworm Any of approximately 65 species (family Teredidae) of common marine bivalves that can… … Universalium
shipworm — noun Date: circa 1778 any of various marine clams (especially family Teredinidae) that have a shell used for burrowing in submerged wood and a wormlike body and that cause damage to wharf piles and wooden ships … New Collegiate Dictionary
shipworm — noun another term for teredo … English new terms dictionary
shipworm — ship•worm [[t]ˈʃɪpˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ivt any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks of the family Teredinidae, that burrow into the timbers of ships, wharves, etc • Etymology: 1770–80 … From formal English to slang
shipworm — /ˈʃɪpwɜm/ (say shipwerm) noun any of various marine bivalve molluscs which burrow into the timbers of ships, mangroves, submerged logs, etc …
shipworm — n. = TEREDO … Useful english dictionary
