Terebratula

See also: terebratula

Translingual

Etymology

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”).

Proper noun

Terebratula f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Terebratulidae – the terebratulas; certain brachiopods.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 穿孔貝 / 穿孔贝 (chuānkǒng bèi) (calque)
  • → English: terebratula

See also

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