shipworm
/ship-wurm/US // ˈʃɪpˌwɜrm //UK // (ˈʃɪpˌwɜːm) //
舰虫,舰娘,舰艇,舰船的蠕虫
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks that burrow into the timbers of ship, wharves, etc.
Examples
The teredo or shipworm was a serious peril in the days before the sheathing of ships.
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