shipworm in Japanese
shipworm in Japanese is 船喰虫, 船虫, 船食虫.
shipworm in Japanese
船喰虫
Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.
船虫
Pronounced: funamushi
Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.
船食虫
Pronounced: funakuimushi
Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.
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What is "shipworm" in Japanese?
"shipworm" in Japanese is 船喰虫, 船虫, 船食虫.
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Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "shipworm": 船喰虫, 船虫, 船食虫.
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