Xylotrya

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

  Xylotrya \Xy*lo"try*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood + ? 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.


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