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shipworm

The correct spelling is shipworm.

How to pronounce shipworm

/ˈʃɪpwɜː(ɹ)m/
noun

IPA: /ˈʃɪpwɜː(ɹ)m/

Say it like: Shi-pwo-rm

The correct spelling is shipworm. Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.

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