"auger-fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Named because of its timber-boring habit, like an auger. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} auger-fish
  1. (dialect, Cornwall) A shipworm of the genus Teredo, most commonly Teredo navalis^(WP WSp Commons). Tags: Cornwall, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Bivalves

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