English Dictionary

oyster drill

名詞

A type of sea snail, Urosalpinx cinerea (and others in subfamily Ocenebrinae, such as genera Urosalpinx, Eupleura, and Ocenebra), that uses an eversible gland to soften its prey's shell, and then drill a hole in the shell to consume the oyster or other shellfish.

日本語の意味

オイスタードリル：海に生息する巻貝の一種で、伸縮可能な腺を用いて獲物（特に牡蠣や他の二枚貝）の殻を柔らかくし、その殻に穴を開けて捕食する性質を持つ。

A hungry oyster drill bored a neat hole through the oyster's shell after secreting an acidic enzyme to soften it.

腹を空かせたカキを穿孔して食べる巻貝は、殻を柔らかくする酸性の酵素を分泌した後、殻にきれいな穴を開けた。

意味（1）

A type of sea snail, Urosalpinx cinerea (and others in subfamily Ocenebrinae, such as genera Urosalpinx, Eupleura, and Ocenebra), that uses an eversible gland to soften its prey's shell, and then drill a hole in the shell to consume the oyster or other shellfish.

oyster drills （ plural ）