bluepoint

blue·point also blue point  (blpoint)

n.

A small oyster (Crassotrea virginica) found chiefly in coastal waters of the eastern United States and usually eaten raw.

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[After Blue Point, a locality on Great South Bay, Long Island, New York.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bluepoint - oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw blue point blue point, bluepoint - small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island huitre, oyster - edible body of any of numerous oysters
	2.	bluepoint - small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island blue point oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters genus Ostrea, Ostrea - type genus of the family Ostreidae blue point, bluepoint - oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw