English Explanatory Dictionary

auger-fish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shipworm of the genus Teredo, most commonly Teredo navalis^(WP WSp Commons).

Word forms

auger-fish

Etymology

Named because of its timber-boring habit, like an auger.

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