terebra

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noun

The ovipositor of a female hymenopteran, that pierces.

OriginLatin terebra →
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Meanings

nounterebra (plural terebras or terebrae)

plural terebras · plural terebrae

  1. The ovipositor of a female hymenopteran, that pierces.
  2. historicalAn Ancient Roman engine for making a breach in a wall.
  3. historicalmedicineA type of trepan.

Origin

  1. Latinterebra“a borer”
  2. Englishterebra

From Latin terebra (“a borer”).

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Anagrams

beraterrebater
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APA

terebra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terebra

MLA

“terebra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terebra. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terebra,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terebra.

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