• (n.) A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are allied to Pholas.
(from the article `shipworm`) ...important shipworms, i.e., those causing the most damage, are members of the genus Teredo, which includes about 15 species. Other genera are ...
Xy·loph'a·ga noun [ New Latin See Xylophagous .] (Zoology) A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are allied to Pholas.