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}.
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2. (Zool.) The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.
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