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bn:00071131n

Noun Concept

shipworm teredinid

Wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells WordNet 3.0

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Wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water. Wiktionary

Marine mollusc that bores through wood. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

clam

PART OF

Teredinidae

HAS KIND

giant northwest shipworm

teredo

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

shipworm, teredinid

Wiktionary

shipworm