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Definition of Japanese oyster
1. Noun. A large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Oyster
Literary usage of Japanese oyster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"US Fish C. 1890); Dean, 'European Methods of Oyster- culture' (ib. 1891) ;
Dean, 'Japanese oyster- culture' (ib. ..."
2. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by George Edwin Rines, Frederick Converse Beach by George Edwin Rines, Frederick Converse Beach (1912)
"USF C, 1890) ; Dean, 'European Methods of Oyster-culture' (Id., 1891) ;
Dean, 'Japanese oyster-culture' (Id., 1903) ; Moore, 'Manual of Fish-culture' ..."
3. Shell-fish Industries by James Lawrence Kellogg (1910)
"Because the habits of all oysters are very similar, the methods employed in
rearing the Japanese oyster, though entirely independent in origin, ..."
4. Shell-fish Industries by James Lawrence Kellogg (1910)
"Because the habits of all oysters are very similar, the methods employed in
rearing the Japanese oyster, though entirely independent in origin, ..."
5. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by United States Fish Commission (1904)
"Japanese oyster-CULTURE. By BASHFORD DEAN, Adjunct Professor in Zoology, Columbia
University. European oyster-culture, especially as practiced in France and ..."
6. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Japanese oyster- culture. Washington, DC, Bull. US Fish. Com., 22, 1902,
1903, (13-37, with text fig. and pi.). Hale, David J. and others. ..."
7. A Bibliography of the Japanese Empire: Being a Classified List of All Books by Friedrich Wenckstern, Léon Pagès (1907)
"Dean, B. Japanese oyster culture, with 28 illustrations and Б plates. (Bulletin
United States Fish Commission for 1902, pp. 17-37), Washington, DC, 1903. d. ..."
8. The Shell Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Families of Living by Julia Ellen Rogers (1908)
"There is a rumour of a Japanese oyster that measures a full yard in length.
Its flesh is said to be disappointingly tough. The Oyster's Anatomy. ..."
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