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Named because of its timber-boring habit, like an auger.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
auger-fish
Today it means: A shipworm of the genus Teredo, most commonly Teredo navalis^(WP WSp Commons). Full definition →
Today it means: A shipworm of the genus Teredo, most commonly Teredo navalis^(WP WSp Commons). Full definition →
Named because of its timber-boring habit, like an auger.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.