| NOUN | animal | shipworm, teredinid | wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells |
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| Meaning | wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells. | |
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| Synonym | teredinid | |
| Member of | Teredinidae, family Teredinidae | shipworms |
| Narrower | giant northwest shipworm, Bankia setaceae | giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America |
| teredo | typical shipworm | |
| Broader | clam | burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud |
| Spanish | broma, terédine, teredinid | |
| Catalan | teredinid, teredínid | |
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