terebra (Meaning)
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terebra (n.)
A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell.
The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.
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terebra Sentence Examples
- The carpenter swiftly wielded his terebra to bore precise holes in the wood.
- The surgeon deftly used a small terebra to drill into the patient's skull.
- The termites relentlessly gnawed away at the soft wood with their needle-like terebrae.
- The paleontologist carefully extracted the fossil from its limestone matrix using a delicate terebra.
- The woodpecker's sharp, pointed terebra allowed it to excavate cavities in trees.
- The marine worms secreted a substance that softened the rocks, enabling their terebrae to penetrate deeper.
- The diamond-tipped terebra of the drill pierced through the concrete with ease.
- The researchers used a specialized terebra to sample the soil deep beneath the surface.
- The beetles' terebrae were adapted to bore into the bark of trees and lay their eggs within the wood.
- The artist employed a small terebra to create intricate etchings on a piece of metal.
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A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell., The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous in
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The carpenter swiftly wielded his terebra to bore precise holes in the wood.
The surgeon deftly used a small terebra to drill into the patient's skull.
The termites relentlessly gnawed away at the soft wood with their needle-like terebrae.
The paleontologist carefully extracted the fossil from its limestone matrix using a delicate terebra.
