Defn: Boring, or adapted for boring; — said of certain Hymenoptera, as the sawflies.
TEREBRANTIA
Ter`e*bran"ti*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Hymenoptera including those which have an ovipositor adapted for perforating plants. It includes the sawflies.
TEREBRATE Ter"e*brate, v. t. Etym: [L. terebratus, p.p. of terebrare, from terebra a borer, terere to rub.]
Defn: To perforate; to bore; to pierce. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
TEREBRATING
Ter"e*bra`ting, a.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Boring; perforating; — applied to molluskas which form holes in rocks, wood, etc.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Boring; piercing; — applied to certain kinds of pain, especially to those of locomotor ataxia.