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Noun: shipworm  'ship,wurm
  1. Wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
    - teredinid

Derived forms: shipworms

Type of: clam

Part of: family Teredinidae, Teredinidae

Encyclopedia: Shipworm

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ship's boat
ship's chandler
ship's company
ship's galley
ship's officer
ship's papers
shipshape
shipside
ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system
shipway
shipworm
shipwreck
shipwreck survivor
shipwright
shipyard
Shiraz
shire
shire horse
shire town
Shirer
shirk