termite of the sea

English

Alternative forms

  • 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.

Noun

termite of the sea (plural termites of the sea or termites of the seas)

  1. Synonym of shipworm.
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