shipworm

(Inglese)

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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈʃɪpwɜːm/
Etimologia (Inglese)

From ship + worm.

sea worm

ship borer

ship worm

Schiffsbohrwurm

teredínid

Taret

Teredo navalis

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