Meanings
plural terebratulas · plural terebratulae
- biologyAny member of the genus Terebratula of brachiopods.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-“to rub, to turn, to pierce, to drill”
- translingualTerebratula
- Englishterebratula
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”).
More words from translingual, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 穿孔貝(屬) /穿孔贝
- 穿孔貝(屬) /穿孔贝Terebratula-genus brachiopod
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