Hyphenation of shipworm

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word shipworm? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ship-worm

Definitions of shipworm:

1.	Wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells

Synonyms of shipworm:

noun	teredinid, clam

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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