shipworm (redirected from shipworms)

ship·worm  (shpwûrm)

n.

Any of various wormlike marine mollusks of the genera Teredo and Bankia, having rudimentary bivalve shells with which they bore into wood, especially the submerged timbers of ships and wharves, often doing extensive damage.

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shipworm - wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells teredinid clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness family Teredinidae, Teredinidae - shipworms teredo - typical shipworm Bankia setaceae, giant northwest shipworm - giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America