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The act of terebrating, or boring.

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.

of Terebratula

Any species of Terebratula or allied genera. Used also adjectively.

Having the general form of a terebratula shell.

A borer; the teredo.

of Teredo

A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves, bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also shipworm. See Shipworm. See Illust. in App.

of Teredo

A salt of terephthalic acid.

Of, pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of oil of turpentine; -- called also paraphthalic acid. Cf. Phthalic.

Round; terete.

Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants.

Rounded; as, the teretial tracts in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain of some fishes.

Terete.

of Tergum

Of or pertaining to back, or tergum. See Dorsal.

Showing the back; as, the eagle tergant.

Alt. of Tergeminate

Thrice twin; having three pairs of leaflets.