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\skɹˈə͡ʊb], \skɹˈəʊb], \s_k_ɹ_ˈəʊ_b]\
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skr[=o]b, n. a groove in the rostrum of weevils or curculios, or on the outer side of the mandible.--adjs. SCROBIC'ULATE, -D, having numerous shallow depressions.--n. SCROBIC'ULUS (anat.), a pit or depression. [L. scrobis, a ditch.]
By Thomas Davidson
