Terebrae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Terebra \Ter"e*bra\, n.; pl. E. {Terebras}, L. {Terebrae}. [L.,
     a borer.]
     1. (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods having a long,
        tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also
        {auger shell}.
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     2. (Zool.) The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.
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