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gribble
grib·ble G0267900 (grĭb′əl)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 (ˈɡrɪbəl) n (Animals) any small marine isopod crustacean of the genus Limnoria, which bores into and damages wharves and other submerged wooden structures[C19: perhaps related to grub]grib•ble (ˈgrɪb əl) n. any small marine isopod crustacean of the genus Limnoria that destroys submerged timber by boring into it. [1830–40] EncyclopediaSeeLimnoriidae |