shipworm

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪpwɜːm/

The English word “shipworm” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.

From ship + worm.

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