フナクイムシ

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Meanings

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shipworm; teredo

usually written using kana alone

Refers to marine bivalve mollusks that bore into wood, especially Teredo navalis. Often used in contexts of marine damage or biology.

フナクイムシは木もく造ぞう船せんを食くい荒あらす。
Shipworms eat away at wooden ships.
港みなとの木もく材ざいにフナクイムシがついていた。
The harbor timber was infested with shipworms.