oyster

oys·ter  (oistr)

n.

1.

a. Any of several edible bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, especially of the genera Crassostrea and Ostrea, that live chiefly in shallow marine waters and have a rough, irregularly shaped shell.

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.

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[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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters bivalve, 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 huitre, oyster - edible body of any of numerous oysters
	2.	oyster - edible body of any of numerous oysters huitre 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 helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
Verb	1.	oyster - gather oysters, dig oysters gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

Translations

oyster [ˈɔɪstəʳ]

A. N → ostra f
see also world A1

B. CPD oyster farm N → criadero m de ostras
oyster shell N → concha f de ostra

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oyster [ˈɔɪstə^r] n → huître f
the world is your oyster (fig) → le monde est à vous
oyster bed n → banc m d'huîtres
oyster cracker n (US) → petit biscuit m salé
oyster farming n → ostréiculture f
oyster shell n → coquille f d'huître

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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

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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

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oyster [ˈɔɪstəʳ] n → ostrica
the world is your oyster → il mondo è tuo

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oyster

n oyster [ˈoistə]

a type of shellfish eaten as food, and from which pearls are got. oester مَحارَه стрида ústřice østers die Auster στρείδι ostra auster صدف خوراکی osteri huître צִדפַת מַאֲכָל शुक्ति ostriga, kamenica osztriga tiram ostra ostrica かき 굴 austrė austere tiram oester østers ostryga ostra stridie устрица ustrica ostriga ostriga ostron หอยนางรม istridye 牡蠣，蠔 устриця صدفہ، ايک قسم کي مچھلي con hàu 牡蛎，蚝

oyster bed

a place in the sea where oysters breed or are bred. oesterbed مَكان في قاع البَحْر لِنُمُو المَحار място където има стриди ústřicová lavice østersbanke die Austernbank οστρεοτροφείο banco de ostras austrilava زیستگاه صدف خوراکی osterisärkkä banc d'huîtres מְקוֹם רְבִייָה שֶׁל צְדָפוֹת शुक्तितट, शक्तिक्षेत्र uzgajalište (nalazište) ostriga osztrigatelep penangkaran tiram ostrugrunn; ostruræktarsvæði banco di ostriche かき養殖場 굴 양식장 austrių veisykla austeru zvejas vieta; austeru audzētava petiraman oesterbank østersbanke ławica ostryg banco de ostras colonie de stridii устричная отмель ustricová lavica gojišče ostrig leglo ostriga ostronbank กระชังเลี้ยงหอยนางรม istridye yatağı 牡蠣、蠔養殖場 устрична мілина صدفہ گاہ، صدفہ مچھلي کي جائے نشو و نما bãi nuôi sò 牡蛎、蚝养殖场

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oyster → صَدَفَة ústřice østers Auster στρείδι ostra osteri huître ostriga ostrica 牡蠣 굴 oester østers ostryga ostra устрица ostron หอยนางรม istridye con hàu 蚝