oyster
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(verb) gather oysters, dig oysters |
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Related Words: collect, garner, gather, pull together |
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| 2. |
(noun) marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters |
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Related Words: Anomia ephippium, Japanese oyster, Ostrea gigas, Pinctada margaritifera, Placuna placenta, Virginia oyster, bivalve, blue point, bluepoint, capiz, lamellibranch, pearl oyster, pelecypod, saddle oyster, seed oyster, window oyster, windowpane oyster |
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(noun) a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl |
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Related Words: helping, portion, serving |
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| 4. |
(noun) edible body of any of numerous oysters |
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Synonyms: huitre |
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Related Words: blue point, bluepoint, oysters Rockefeller, shellfish |
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