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French
Noun
terebellum m (plural terebellums)
- Alternative spelling of térébellum
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
From terebrum (“borer”, alternative form of terebra) + -lum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
terebellum n (genitive terebellī); second declension
- borer
- auger
- tendril
- gimlet
- tailspin
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Synonyms
References
- Jean Boudot (the Elder.), Dictionarium universale Latino-Gallicum ex omnibus Latinitatis autoribus summe diligentia collectum: cum variis multarum, quæ vulgo synonymæ videntur, Latinarum vocum differentiis ... Decima-octava editio, 1804, p. 1021. Online.