terebra
noun
terebra is a noun meaning “The ovipositor of a female hymenopteran, that pierces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-E-R-E-B-R-A, and it appears about once in every 87 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of terebra is terebras or terebrae.
What does terebra mean?
noun
- 1
The ovipositor of a female hymenopteran, that pierces.
- 2
An Ancient Roman engine for making a breach in a wall.
- 3
A type of trepan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of terebra
- terebras plural
- terebrae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is terebra?
Terebra appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does terebra come from?
From Latin terebra (“a borer”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).