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shipworm noun

  /ˈʃɪpwɜːm/ , /ˈʃɪpwɝm/
  • 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.
 bruma, teredine
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