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Definition of Oyster
1. Verb. Gather oysters, dig oysters. "In the summer they like to go out and oyster"
2. Noun. Marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters.
Group relationships: Family Ostreidae, Ostreidae
Specialized synonyms: Seed Oyster, Blue Point, Bluepoint, Japanese Oyster, Ostrea Gigas, Virginia Oyster, Pearl Oyster, Pinctada Margaritifera, Anomia Ephippium, Saddle Oyster, Capiz, Placuna Placenta, Window Oyster, Windowpane Oyster
Terms within: Huitre
3. Noun. Edible body of any of numerous oysters.
Generic synonyms: Shellfish
Specialized synonyms: Oysters Rockefeller, Blue Point, Bluepoint
4. Noun. A small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl.
Definition of Oyster
1. n. Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster (Ostrea edulis), and the American oyster (Ostrea Virginiana), are the most important species.
Definition of Oyster
1. Noun. Any marine bivalve mollusk of the Family ''Ostreidae'', usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. ¹
2. Noun. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl. ¹
3. Noun. A pale beige color tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster. ¹
4. Noun. (colloquial by analogy) A person who keeps secrets and private information to him- or herself. ¹
5. Adjective. Of a pale beige colour tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To fish for oysters. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oyster
1. to gather oysters (edible mollusks) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Oyster
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oyster
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