copperworm
nounEtymology From copper + worm: the teredo used to damage the bottoms of vessels if they were not protected by copper.
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Archaic A teredo.
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noun
Etymology From copper + worm: the teredo used to damage the bottoms of vessels if they were not protected by copper.
Archaic A teredo.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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