terebratula

See also: Terebratula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Terebratula. Further from Latin terebrātus (“boring, drilling”) +‎ Latin -ula (diminutive suffix), from terebrō (“to bore, to drill”), terebra (“borer, drill, gimlet”), and terō (“to rub, to wear upon”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, to turn, to pierce, to drill”).

Noun

terebratula (plural terebratulas or terebratulae)

  1. (zoology) Any of the genus Terebratula of brachiopods.

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