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noun
A brachiopod of the order Terebratulida, having a short pedicle and a calcareous loop supporting the tentacles.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Any such brachiopod of the family Terebratulidae.
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History
Borrowed from translingual Terebratulida and translingual Terebratulidae, both from the type genus of Terebratula. Further from Latin terebrātus (“boring, drilling”) + Latin -ula (diminutive suffix), from terebrō (“to bore, to drill”), terebra (“borer, drill, gimlet”), and terō (“to rub, to wear upon”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh1- (“to rub, to turn, to pierce, to drill”).
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