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