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