Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terebra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: tere-bra
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ovipositor of a female hymenopteran, that pierces.

noun

An Ancient Roman engine for making a breach in a wall.

noun

A type of trepan.

Etymology

From Latin terebra (“a borer”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: terebra

Inflected Forms

terebras (plural) terebrae (plural)

Questions

What does terebra mean?: The ovipositor of a female hymenopteran, that pierces.
Where does terebra come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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