Definition of Grible
Grib"ble (?), n. [Cf. Prov. E. grib to
bite.] (Zoöl.) A small marine isopod crustacean
(Limnoria lignorum or L. terebrans), which burrows into
and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves,
both in Europe and America.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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