Xylotrya

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Translingual

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Etymology

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “sawn wood”) + possibly τρύω (trúō, “to wear out”)

Proper noun

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Xylotrya f

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Teredinidae – certain shipworms.

Further reading

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