What is "oyster" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does oyster mean in English? Meaning of oyster definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "oyster" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "oyster": marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

Noun

  • Meaning: marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
  • Synonyms: oyster
  • Hyponyms: anomia ephippium blue point bluepoint capiz japanese oyster ostrea gigas pearl oyster pinctada margaritifera placuna placenta saddle oyster seed oyster virginia oyster window oyster windowpane oyster
  • Hypernyms: bivalve lamellibranch pelecypod
  • Part Holonyms: huitre oyster
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɔɪ.stə(ɹ)/

    Meaning of "oyster": gather oysters, dig oysters

    Verb

  • Meaning: gather oysters, dig oysters
  • Synonyms: oyster
  • Hypernyms: collect garner gather pull together
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɔɪ.stə(ɹ)/

    Meaning of "oyster": edible body of any of numerous oysters

    Noun

  • Meaning: edible body of any of numerous oysters
  • Synonyms: huitre oyster
  • Hyponyms: blue point bluepoint oysters rockefeller
  • Hypernyms: shellfish
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɔɪ.stə(ɹ)/

    Meaning of "oyster": a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl

    Noun

  • Meaning: a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
  • Synonyms: oyster
  • Hypernyms: helping portion serving
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɔɪ.stə(ɹ)/

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    oyster in English: oyster
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