auger
/ˈɔːgə(r)/noun
1
- a tool resembling a large corkscrew, for boring holes in wood(钻木用的)木螺钻, 螺旋钻。
1.1
- a similar larger tool for boring holes in the ground(钻地用的)土螺钻。
2
- (亦作 auger shell)a marine mollusc of warm seas which has a slender tapering spiral shell that is typically large and brightly coloured笋螺。
2.1
- Terebra and other genera, family Terebridae, class Gastropoda.笋螺属及其他属, 笋螺科, 腹足纲。
USAGE
See usage at AUGUR.
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