Gribble
[grib-uh l] /ˈgrɪb əl/
noun
1.
a small, marine isopod crustacean of the genus Limnoria that destroys submerged timber by boring into it.
/ˈɡrɪbəl/
noun
1.
any small marine isopod crustacean of the genus Limnoria, which bores into and damages wharves and other submerged wooden structures
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