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terebra

Spanish, noun/teˈɾebɾa/

terebra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a terebra (An Ancient Roman engine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does terebra mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininea terebra (An Ancient Roman engine)

  2. 2

    feminineobsoletea terebra; a trepan, trephine

  3. 3

    feminineany small to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs that belongs to the genus Terebra.

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of terebra

  • terebras plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce terebra?

  • /teˈɾebɾa/
  • [t̪eˈɾe.β̞ɾa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.