Terebratella

noun

Tere·​bra·​tel·​la

təˌrēbrəˈtelə,

ˌterəb-

: a cosmopolitan genus of articulate brachiopods (family Terebratulidae) that includes a common species (T. transversa) of the western coast of North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin terebratus (past participle of terebrare to bore) + -ella

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