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Webster 1913 Edition


Xylotrya


Xy-lo′try-a

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ξύλον
wood + [GREEK] to rub, wear out.]
(Zool.)
A genus of marine bivalves closely allied to Teredo, and equally destructive to timber. One species (
Xylotrya fimbriata
) is very common on the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Definition 2024


Xylotrya

Xylotrya

Translingual

Proper noun

Xylotrya f

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Teredinidae – certain shipworms.