‖Ter″e‐bra (?), n.; pl. E. Terebras (#), L. Terebræ (#). 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell.
2. (Zoöl.) The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.