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wormnounA generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
teredinidnoun(zoology) Any shipworm in the family Teredinidae.
teredinenounA teredo, or shipworm.
shipwormnounAny of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.
woodwormnounAny of many beetle larvae that bore into wood.
auger-fishnoun(dialect, Cornwall) A shipworm of the genus Teredo, most commonly Teredo navalis^(WP WSp Commons).
termite of the seanounSynonym of shipworm.
turridnoun(zoology) Any sea snail of the polyphyletic family Turridae, now distributed over several other families.
wormshellnounAlternative form of worm shell. [(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.]
seawormnounAlternative form of sea worm. [A marine annelid.]
limnorianounA member of the genus Limnoria of shipworms.
worm-shellnounAlternative form of worm shell. [(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.]
dunternounThe common eider, Somateria mollissima.
worm shellnoun(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.
etheriidnoun(zoology) Any freshwater mussel in the family Etheriidae.
demersalnoun(biology) Any demersal organism.
sea wormnounA marine annelid.
tegulanoun(archaeology) A flat Roman roof tile with raised edges, joined together by an imbrex.
mudwormnounAny species of worm that lives in mud, especially coastal mudflats.
diastylidnoun(zoology)Any crustacean in the family Diastylidae.

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