Xylotrya
Xy`lo´try`a
n. | 1. | (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. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.