TEREBRATULA

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

terebratula (plural terebratulas)

(zoology) Any of the genus Terebratula of brachiopods.

Source: Wiktionary


Ter`e*brat"u*la, n.; pl. Terebratulæ. Etym: [Nl., dim. fr. terebratus, p.p., perforated.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of brachiopods which includes many living and some fossil species. The larger valve has a perforated beak, through which projects a short peduncle for attachment. Called also lamp shell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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