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A noun referring to a type of marine bivalve mollusk, commonly known as a shipworm, that bores into and damages wooden structures in saltwater.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее тип морского двустворчатого моллюска, широко известного как корабельный червь, который вбуравливается в деревянные конструкции в соленой воде и повреждает их.

1. Shipworm C2 formal scientific

   A type of marine bivalve mollusk that bores into wood, often damaging ships and wooden structures.

   • The teredo worm has caused significant damage to the old wooden pier.
   • Shipworms, including the teredo, are known for their destructive tunneling in submerged wood.
   • Marine biologists study the teredo to understand its unique wood-boring mechanism.

   🇷🇺Корабельный червь

   Synonyms: shipworm

• teredines plural form
• teredos plural form
• teredines' possessive plural form
• teredos' possessive plural form
• teredo's possessive singular form