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musteline (iou)



musteline adjective & noun. M17.
[Latin mustelinus, from mustela weasel.]
A. adjective. Of or like a weasel; spec. designating or pertaining to the mustelid subfamily Mustelinae, which includes the weasels, stoats, mink, and martens. M17.
b. noun. A musteline animal. L19.

Gribble (medicine)


gribble
<zoology> 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.

Origin: Cf. Prov. E. Grib to bite.

Source: Websters Dictionary