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1. (n.) oyster
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell.
2. oyster
the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl.
3. oyster
Informal. a closemouthed or uncommunicative person.
4. oyster
something from which one may extract or derive advantage:
The world is my oyster.
5. (v.i.) oyster
to dredge for or otherwise take oysters.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME oistre < OF (F
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1. (noun) oyster
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
2. (noun) huitre, oyster
edible body of any of numerous oysters
3. (verb) oyster
a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
4. (verb) oyster
gather oysters, dig oysters
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1. (noun) oyster
a shellfish with a jagged shell that can be eaten
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Sense: a type of shellfish eaten as food, and from which pearls are got.
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 Afrikaans: oester |
 Arabic: مَحارَه |
 Bulgarian: стрида |
 Brazilian: ostra |
 Czech: ústřice |
 German: die Auster |
 Danish: østers |
 Greek: στρείδι |
 Spanish: ostra |
 Estonian: auster |
 Farsi: صدف خوراکی |
 Finnish: osteri |
 French: huître |
 Hebrew: צִדפַת מַאֲכָל |
 Hindi: शुक्ति |
 Croatian: ostriga, kamenica |
 Hungarian: osztriga |
 Indonesian: tiram |
 Icelandic: ostra |
 Italian: ostrica |
 Japanese: かき |
 Korean: 굴 |
 Lithuanian: austrė |
 Latvian: austere |
 Malay: tiram |
 Dutch: oester |
 Norwegian: østers |
 Polish: ostryga |
 Persian: صدف خوراکی |
 Pashto: خوراكى صدف |
 Portuguese: ostra |
 Romanian: stridie |
 Russian: устрица |
 Slovak: ustrica |
 Slovenian: ostriga |
 Serbian: ostriga |
 Swedish: ostron |
 Thai: หอยนางรม |
 Turkish: istridye |
 Taiwanese: 牡蠣，蠔 |
 Ukrainian: устриця |
 Urdu: صدفہ، ايک قسم کي مچھلي |
 Vietnamese: con hàu |
 Chinese: 牡蛎，蚝 |
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