pileworm

pileworm
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: pile (I) + worm

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Pileworm — Pile worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The teredo. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shipworm — /ship werrm /, n. any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks that burrow into the timbers of ships, wharves, etc. [1770 80; SHIP + WORM] * * * or pileworm Any of approximately 65 species (family Teredidae) of common marine bivalves that can… …   Universalium

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