tamilok
Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamiluk (teredo, sea worm that attacks wood). Compare Tausug tambiluk, Malay tembelok and Iban tebelok.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: ta‧mi‧lok
Noun
[edit]tamilok
- a shipworm; 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