gribble
/ˈgrɪbl/noun
1- a small marine isopod crustacean that bores into submerged wooden structures, often causing damage to pier timbers蛀木水虱, 吃木虫。
1.1
- Limnoria lignorum, order Isopoda.拉丁名Limnoria lignorum, 等足目。
词源
late 18th cent.: perhaps related to the verb GRUB.