'Terebra' definitions:
Definition of 'Terebra'
From: GCIDE
- Terebra \Ter"e*bra\, n.; pl. E. Terebras, L. Terebrae. [L., a borer.]
- 1. (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect. [1913 Webster]