terebrant (terebrant)

[L. terebran(t-)s, ppr. of terebrare, bore: see terebrate.] Bor ing with a terebra, as a hymenopterous insect; of or pertaining to the Terebrant i a. Terebrant i a (ter e-bran's hi-ä), n. pl. [NL. (Latreille, 1817), neut. pl. of L. terebran ( t- ) s,boring, boring through: see terebrant.] 1. Auger-shells. a, Terebra (Bullia) semiplicata. b. Terebra maculata. [ terebratuliform (ter-e-brat'u-li-form), a. terebrala L. form a, form.] Resem bling or related to the genus Terebratula; shaped like the shell of a terebratuline brachiopod. terebratuline (ter-e-brat'ū-lin), a. [ Tere bratula + -ine1.] Pertaining to the Terebratu lidæ, or having their characters. terebratulite (ter-e-brat'ū-līt), n. [ Terebridæ (tē-rebʻri-dē), n. pl. [NL., Also called Terebraceæ and Acusidæ . See