térébrant

== French == === Etymology === Originally present participle of térébrer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /te.ʁe.bʁɑ̃/ === Adjective === térébrant (feminine térébrante, masculine plural térébrants, feminine plural térébrantes) (zoology) terebrant, piercing, boring, perforating un insecte térébrant ― a piercing insect (pathology) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. Coordinate term: lancinant une douleur térébrante ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literary, figuratively) sharp Synonym: vif un cauchemar térébrant ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) un désir térébrant ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literary, figuratively) piercing, shrill Synonym: perçant un cri térébrant ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Further reading ==== “térébrant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012