navalis

Tom Robbins, in one of his books, proposed an alternate etymology for the word, linking it to carre navalis, or "car of the sea."

The Annotated "Reuben and Cerise" Robert Hunter 2005

In truth, the word carnival is derived from carrus navalis, -cart of the sea.

Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Robbins, Tom 1976

It resists sea-worm (_Teredo navalis_), white ants (_Termes_), and action of climate, and consequently is specially valuable for work on the surface of or under ground, and generally for all purposes where an extra strong and durable wood is required.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

A ship returning from the tropics brought with it, it is supposed, some tiny little shell-fish, the _Teredo navalis_.

Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young Various

It is specially used for sea piling and all kinds of marine work which is subject to the attacks of sea-worm (_Teredo navalis_).

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

(_Teredo navalis_) entirely, and effects of climate.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

_Geography. _ - (_a_) _Ephemeris navalis_, addressed to Pompey before his departure for Spain about B.C. 77, a weather almanack for sailors;

The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills

_Teredo navalis_, or sailor's bore, who seems more active and industrious here than elsewhere, and seldom allows himself to be taken whole.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 Various

Pompeius 'lieutenants, and received a _corona navalis_ for his services.

The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills

The _Teredo navalis_, whose labors are so destructive in southern seas, had perforated the old hulk, and converted the vessel into a spongy mass of wood, clay and lime.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 Various