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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Xylotrya

· Xy·lo·try·a · IPA
01 n. A genus of marine bivalves closely allied to Teredo, and equally destructive to timber. One species (Xylotrya fimbriata) is very common on …
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    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.(Zool.)