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.

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European sting winkle
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Meanings

nounoyster drill (plural oyster drills)

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: European sting winkle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
European sting winkle
Also see
european sting winklewinkle
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oyster drill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20drill

MLA

“oyster drill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20drill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oyster drill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20drill.

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