grib·ble (gr b  l)n. Any of several small wood-boring marine isopod crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially L. lignorum, which often damage underwater wooden structures. [Possibly diminutive of grub.] |
gribble [ˈgrɪbəl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small marine isopod crustacean of the genus Limnoria, which bores into and damages wharves and other submerged wooden structures
[perhaps related to grub]
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