teredinidae

English Thesaurus

1. shipworms (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mollusk family,
definition	:	a family of mollusks (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	genus teredo,
definition	:	type genus of the family Teredinidae (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	shipworm, teredinid,
definition	:	wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	bankia, genus bankia,
definition	:	giant shipworms (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	bivalvia, class bivalvia, class lamellibranchia, class pelecypoda, lamellibranchia,
definition	:	oysters; clams; scallops; mussels (noun.animal)