Xylotrya
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “sawn wood”) + possibly τρύω (trúō, “to wear out”)
Proper noun
editXylotrya f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Teredinidae – certain shipworms.
Further reading
edit- Shipworms on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Teredinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies