Terebration

ter-e-bra's hun, n. Act of terebrating or boring. — Terebrat'ula, -u-la, n.; pi. -L/E, -le. A deep sea bivalve mollusk, of many species, chiefly fo ils, having one of the valves perforated for the transmi ion of a tendinous ligament, by which the animal fixes itself to a submarine body. — Tere'do, n. A w o r mlike marine mollusk which bores into submerged wood; the shipworm. [L.] — Terete', -ret', a. (Bot.) Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some i, b, Terebratulse. stems of plants. Threefold.