bluepoint

blue·point

or blue point or Blue Point  (blo͞o′point′)

n.

An eastern oyster that has been cultured near Blue Point on Great South Bay, Long Island, New York.

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bluepoint

(ˈbluːˌpɔɪnt)

n

a type of small oyster named after Blue Point, New York

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blue′ point`

n.

a Siamese cat having a light-colored body and darker, bluish gray points.

[1940–45]

blue•point

(ˈbluˌpɔɪnt)

n.

an edible Atlantic oyster, Crassotrea virginica, esp. one from off Blue Point, Long Island.

[1780–90, Amer.]

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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

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