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 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 === Terebratula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Terebratula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons