English Explanatory Dictionary

termite of the sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of shipworm.

Word forms

termite of the sea termites of the sea termites of the seas termite of the seas

Etymology

From being a marine creature that eats wood. From the wood eating, which is similar to land-based termite, that eats wood.

Synonyms

shipworm
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