GIANT NORTHWEST SHIPWORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does giant northwest shipworm mean? 

• GIANT NORTHWEST SHIPWORM (noun)
  The noun GIANT NORTHWEST SHIPWORM has 1 sense:

1. giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America

  Familiarity information: GIANT NORTHWEST SHIPWORM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIANT NORTHWEST SHIPWORM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bankia setaceae; giant northwest shipworm

Hypernyms ("giant northwest shipworm" is a kind of...):

shipworm; teredinid (wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells)

Holonyms ("giant northwest shipworm" is a member of...):

Bankia; genus Bankia (giant shipworms)