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