A milling burr for use in handheld machines has a shank and a cutting member of hard metal which is rigidly connected to said shank. The cutting member is provided with cutting teeth which extend in a first direction of twist. The cutting teeth are divided in cutting tooth portions by rows of tooth dividers extending in a second direction of twist. The cutting tooth portions and the tooth dividers are arranged one behind the other when seen in the peripheral direction in such a way that an overlap occurs in an in each case alternating manner when seen in the peripheral direction.