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limnoria|lɪmˈnɔərɪə|
[mod.L. (W. E. Leach 1815, in Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. XI. 370), ad. Gr. λιµνορεια a water-nymph.]
A marine isopod crustacean of the genus so called, which includes L. lignorum, a borer that attacks timber (= gribble2).
1868Bate & Westwood Hist. Brit. Sessile-Eyed Crustacea II. 353 Many kinds of wood, including old oak, are devoured by the Limnoria. 1936Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Apr. 325/3 Against teredo's rival limnoria, luckily less widespread, no poison is effective. 1967J. A. C. Nicol Biol. Marine Animals (ed. 2) v. 231 The gribble Limnoria is an isopod which tunnels into wood and feeds on wood particles. |