terebratulid

Borrowed from translingual Terebratulida and translingual Terebratulidae, both from the type genus of 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”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): (careful) /ˌtɛɹ.əˈbɹæ.tjə.lɪd/, (vernacular) /ˌtɛɹ.əˈbɹæ.t͡ʃə.lɪd/
• Rhymes: -ætjəlɪd

terebratulid (plural terebratulids)

1. (zoology) A brachiopod of the order Terebratulida, having a short pedicle and a calcareous loop supporting the tentacles.
2. Any such brachiopod of the family Terebratulidae.

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