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terebratula.

Any member of the genus Terebratula of brachiopods.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any member of the genus Terebratula of brachiopods.

Where this word comes from

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”).

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