'Xylotrya' definitions:
Definition of 'Xylotrya'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]