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‖ terebellum|tɛrɪˈbɛləm|
Pl. -a.
[mod.L. dim. of terebrum, collateral f. terebra: see prec.]
†1. Surg. A trepan or trephine. ? Obs.
1678Phillips (ed. 4), Terebellum, a Chyrurgions instrument. 1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 420/2 The Terebellum..an Instrument to take up broken or bruised Skulls.
2. Zool. Lamarck's name for the genus Seraphs of bivalve molluscs.
1851Woodward Mollusca 106 The animal of terebellum has an operculum like strombus. |