limnoria

noun

lim·​no·​ria

ˌlimnəˈrīə

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Limnoriidae) of isopod crustaceans that contains the gribble

2

plural -s : any isopod of the genus Limnoria

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek Limnōreia, one of the Nereids

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