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oyster definition and meaning

n. 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.
n. 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.

Crossword clues for oyster

- Bivalve marine mollusc
- Bivalve mollusc
- Boy’s terror involves shellfish
- Edible shellfish
- Exotic story about eastern pearl maker
- Kilpatrick shellfish
- Kilpatrick, for instance, comes out of his shell
- Marine delicacy
- Marine mollusc
- Pearl producer
- Pearl-bearing mollusc
- Saltwater bivalve
- Sea food
- Seafood sometimes served kilpatrick
- Shellfish
- Type of mollusc