Definitions for oysterˈɔɪ stər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oys•terˈɔɪ stər(n.)
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell.
Category: Invertebrates
the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl.
Informal. a closemouthed or uncommunicative person.
Category: Status (usage)
something from which one may extract or derive advantage:
The world is my oyster.
(v.i.)to dredge for or otherwise take oysters.
Origin of oyster:
1325–75; ME oistre < OF (F huître ) < L ostrea < Gk óstreon, akin to óstrakon (see ostracize )
Princeton's WordNet
oyster(noun)
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
huitre, oyster(noun)
edible body of any of numerous oysters
oyster(verb)
a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
oyster(verb)
gather oysters, dig oysters
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
oyster(noun)ˈɔɪstɚ
a shellfish with a jagged shell that can be eaten
Wiktionary
oyster(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.
oyster(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.
oyster(Noun)
A person who keeps secrets and private information to him- or herself.
oyster(Verb)
To fish for oysters.
oyster(Adjective)
Of a pale beige colour tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.
Origin: ostre, from ostrea; reinforced or superseded in by oistre, from oistre, uistre (modern French huître), also from ostrea, from ὄστρεον.
Translations for oyster
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
oyster(noun)
a type of shellfish eaten as food, and from which pearls are got.
- oesterAfrikaans
- مَحارَهArabic
- стридаBulgarian
- ostraPortuguese (BR)
- ústřiceCzech
- die AusterGerman
- østersDanish
- στρείδιGreek
- ostraSpanish
- austerEstonian
- صدف خوراکیFarsi
- osteriFinnish
- huîtreFrench
- צִדפַת מַאֲכָלHebrew
- शुक्तिHindi
- ostriga, kamenicaCroatian
- osztrigaHungarian
- tiramIndonesian
- ostraIcelandic
- ostricaItalian
- かきJapanese
- 굴Korean
- austrėLithuanian
- austereLatvian
- tiramMalay
- oesterDutch
- østersNorwegian
- ostrygaPolish
- صدف خوراکیPersian
- خوراكى صدفPashto
- ostraPortuguese
- stridieRomanian
- устрицаRussian
- ustricaSlovak
- ostrigaSlovenian
- ostrigaSerbian
- ostronSwedish
- หอยนางรมThai
- istridyeTurkish
- 牡蠣，蠔Chinese (Trad.)
- устрицяUkrainian
- صدفہ، ايک قسم کي مچھليUrdu
- con hàuVietnamese
- 牡蛎，蚝Chinese (Simp.)
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