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oyster drill

oyster drill noun: a sea snail, including Urosalpinx cinerea and others in subfamily Ocenebrinae, such as genera Urosalpinx, Eupleura, and Ocenebra), that feeds on oysters and other shellfish, using an eversible gland to soften its prey's shell so that it can make a hole in the shell using its radula and consume the flesh.

Noun

oyster drill (plural oyster drills)

  1. A sea snail, including Urosalpinx cinerea and others in subfamily Ocenebrinae, such as genera Urosalpinx, Eupleura, and Ocenebra), that feeds on oysters and other shellfish, using an eversible gland to soften its prey's shell so that it can make a hole in the shell using its radula and consume the flesh.

Synonyms of oyster drill

Forms of oyster drill

pluraloyster drills

Questions about oyster drill

What does oyster drill mean?
Oyster drill means a sea snail, including Urosalpinx cinerea and others in subfamily Ocenebrinae, such as genera Urosalpinx, Eupleura, and Ocenebra), that feeds on oysters and other shellfish, using an eversible gland to soften its prey's shell so that it can make a hole in the shell using its radula and consume the flesh.
What part of speech is oyster drill?
Oyster drill is a noun.
What is the plural of oyster drill?
The plural of oyster drill is oyster drills.

Words near oyster drill in the dictionary

  1. Oyster Cove
  2. oyster crab
  3. oyster crabs
  4. oyster cracker
  5. oyster crackers
  6. oyster drill
  7. oyster drills
  8. oyster farm
  9. oyster farms
  10. oyster fruit
  11. oyster grass

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