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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