teredinid

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teredinid - wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shellsshipwormclam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmnessfamily Teredinidae, Teredinidae - shipwormsteredo - typical shipwormBankia setaceae, giant northwest shipworm - giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America