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oys·ter
(oi′stər)n.
1.
a. Any of several edible bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having a rough, irregularly shaped shell attached to the substrate in shallow marine waters. Oysters are widely cultivated for food.
b. Any of various similar or related bivalve mollusks, such as the pearl oyster.
2. An edible bit of muscle found in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl.
3.
a. A special delicacy.
b. Something from which benefits may be extracted.
4. Slang A close-mouthed person.
intr.v. oys·tered, oys·ter·ing, oys·ters
To gather, dredge for, or raise oysters.
[Middle English oistre, from Old French, from Latin ostreum, ostrea, from Greek ostreon; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]
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oyster
(ˈɔɪstə)n
1. (Animals)
a. any edible marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Ostrea, having a rough irregularly shaped shell and occurring on the sea bed, mostly in coastal waters
b. (as modifier): oyster farm; oyster knife.
2. (Animals) any of various similar and related molluscs, such as the pearl oyster and the saddle oyster (Anomia ephippium)
3. (Cookery) the oyster-shaped piece of dark meat in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl
4. something from which advantage, delight, profit, etc, may be derived: the world is his oyster.
5. informal a very uncommunicative person
vb
(intr) to dredge for, gather, or raise oysters
[C14 oistre, from Old French uistre, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; related to Greek osteon bone, ostrakon shell]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
oys•ter
(ˈɔɪ stər)n.
1. any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell.
2. the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl.
3. Informal. a closemouthed or uncommunicative person.
4. something from which one may extract or derive advantage: The world is my oyster.
v.i. 5. to dredge for or otherwise take oysters.
[1325–75; Middle English oistre < Old French (French huître) < Latin ostrea < Greek óstreon, akin to óstrakon (see ostracize)]
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oys·ter
(oi′stər) Any of several mollusks of shallow waters, having a rough, irregularly shaped, double-hinged shell. Many kinds of oysters are used as food, and some kinds produce pearls inside their shells.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
oyster
- oysterage - An oyster bed.
- ostracine - The adjective form of oyster.
- oyster - From the Greek word ostreon, etymologically an allusion to its shell, from the Indo-European base ost-, "bone."
- fornix - The upper shell of an oyster.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
oyster
Past participle: oystered
Gerund: oystering
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| Noun | 1. |  oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal watersbivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together family Ostreidae, Ostreidae - oysters seed oyster - a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation blue point, bluepoint - small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island Japanese oyster, Ostrea gigas - a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay Virginia oyster - common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera - tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls Anomia ephippium, saddle oyster - thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched capiz, Placuna placenta, window oyster, windowpane oyster - marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell |
| 2. | oyster - edible body of any of numerous oysters oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) oysters Rockefeller - oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell blue point, bluepoint - oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw | |
| 3. | oyster - a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl | |
| Verb | 1. | oyster - gather oysters, dig oysters gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
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Translations
صَدَفَةٌمَحارَه
ústřice
østers
AusterPfaffenschnittchen
osteri
kamenica
osztriga
tiram
ostra
牡蠣
굴
austrėaustrių veisykla
austere
ustrica
ostriga
ostron
หอยนางรม
istiridyeistridye
con hàuhàu
oyster
[ˈɔɪstəʳ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
oyster
[ˈɔɪstər] n → huître fthe world is your oyster (fig) → le monde est à vousoyster bed n → banc m d'huîtresoyster cracker n (US) → petit biscuit m saléoyster farming n → ostréiculture foyster shell n → coquille f d'huître
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
oyster
n → Auster f; the world’s his oyster → die Welt steht ihm offen; to shut up or clam up like an oyster → kein Wort mehr sagen
oyster
:oyster bank, oyster bed
n → Austernbank f
oyster-breeding
n → Austernzucht f
oystercatcher
n (Orn) → Austernfischer m
oyster cracker
n (US) → Kräcker m
oyster farm
n → Austernpark m
oyster mushroom
n → Austernpilz m
oyster shell
n → Austernschale f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
oyster
(ˈoistə) noun a type of shellfish eaten as food, and from which pearls are got.
oyster bed a place in the sea where oysters breed or are bred.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
oyster
→ صَدَفَةٌ ústřice østers Auster στρείδι ostra osteri huître kamenica ostrica 牡蠣 굴 oester østers ostryga ostra устрица ostron หอยนางรม istiridye con hàu 蚝Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
oyster
n. ostra, ostión.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012