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terebratula

terebratula noun: any member of the genus Terebratula of brachiopods.

Noun

terebratula (plural terebratulas or terebratulae)

  1. Any member of the genus Terebratula of brachiopods.

Forms of terebratula

pluralterebratulas
pluralterebratulae

Origin of terebratula

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”).

Words formed from terebratula

Questions about terebratula

What does terebratula mean?
Terebratula means any member of the genus Terebratula of brachiopods.
What part of speech is terebratula?
Terebratula is a noun.
What is the plural of terebratula?
The plural of terebratula is terebratulas.

Words near terebratula in the dictionary

  1. terebratellidines
  2. terebrates
  3. terebrating
  4. terebration
  5. terebrations
  6. terebratula
  7. terebratular
  8. terebratulas
  9. terebratulid
  10. terebratulide
  11. terebratulides

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