German Meaning of shipworm

Schiffsbohrwurm

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Definitions and Meaning of shipworm in English

Wordnet

shipworm (n)

wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells

Webster

shipworm (n.)

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.

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Schiffsbohrwurm

wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shellsAny long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo and allied

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shipway => Werft, ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system => Von Schiffen gezogenes Langstrecken-Akustik-Detektionssystem, shipside => Auf dem Schiff, shipshape => Schiffklar, ship's papers => Schiffspapiere,