||Xy*lo"try*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
xy`lon wood + &?; to rub, wear out.] (Zoöl.)
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.
||Xy*lo"try*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
xy`lon wood + &?; to rub, wear out.] (Zoöl.)
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.
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