Word: shipworm
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ship
worm
Definition: Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
Morphemes:
Affix: ship
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
Affix: worm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms.