Lexic.us

Definition of Pearl oyster

1. Noun. Tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls.

Definition of Pearl oyster

1. Noun. Any of several bivalve molluscs that are a source of pearls, but especially ''Pinctada margaritifera'' ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pearl Oyster

Literary usage of Pearl oyster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1907)
"On the Forms of Carbonate of Lime in Pearls and Hie Pearl-Oyster. ... A flake of clear transparent nacre from a pearl-oyster which had been kept in spirit ..."

2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"pearl oyster Fish., 3, 1905, (275) ; N. concinna n. nom. ... Gulf Manaar. Henderson, WD and Thomson, JA Rep. pearl oyster Fish. ..."

3. The Youth's Companion, Or, An Historical Dictionary: Consisting of Articles by Ezra Sampson (1813)
"pearl oyster, a species of oyster that contains pearls. They are found in the greatest abundance, and of the best kind, in the Persian Gulph. ..."

4. Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum by Bernard Barham Woodward (1904)
"Kelaart (EF) On the natural history of the pearl oyster. 8°. London, 1861. 'I he Technologist. No. »r, pp. 166-177. KELCH (A.) [-1859] Grundlage zur ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Recently a special investigation of the Ceylon pearl fishery has been organized by Professor Herdman. Herdman and Hornell find that in the pearl oyster of ..."

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