terebratula

noun

ter·​e·​brat·​u·​la

ˌterəˈbrachələ

1

capitalized : a genus of articulate brachiopods with arms borne by a calcareous loop and a short peduncle projecting through the shell that is type of a family Terebratulidae

2

plural terebratulas

-ləz

or terebratulae

-ˌlē

: a brachiopod of the genus Terebratula : lamp shell

terebratular

¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗lə(r)

adjective

terebratuline

-ˌlīn

-lə̇n

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin terebratus + -ula

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