OYSTER
\ˈɔ͡ɪstə], \ˈɔɪstə], \ˈɔɪ_s_t_ə]\
Definitions of OYSTER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
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a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
By Princeton University
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marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
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a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
By Noah Webster.
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Marine bivalve mollusks of several genera (Ostrea, Crassostrea, Pinctada, Meleagrina) with a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle. It includes oysters as food.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Dutch, French, Greek] A mollusc having a bivalve shell, usually found on gravel or sand, or adhering to rocks or other fixed substances in salt water which is shallow, or in the mouths of rivers. The common species is extensively used for food.
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