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xylotrya
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xylotrya, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood + to rub, wear out.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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