Xylophaga

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xylophaga \Xy*loph"a*ga\, prop. n. [NL. See {Xylophagous}.]
     (Zool.)
     A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are
     allied to Pholas.
     [1913 Webster]