Shipworm \Ship"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo
and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are
destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. See
Teredo.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Teredo \Te*re"do\, n.; pl. E. Teredos, L. Teredines. [L., a
worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. ?, L. terere
to rub.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which
bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves,
bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also shipworm. See
Shipworm. See Illust. in App.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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