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How to pronounce oyster

IPA transcription: ['ɔɪstɚ]

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Noun

  • marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

  • edible body of any of numerous oysters

  • a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl

Verb

  • gather oysters, dig oysters

Usage examples

  • The diver forced open the oyster, revealing a shimmering pearl.
  • The diver forced open the oyster, revealing a shimmering pearl.
  • There they fished, swam and collected oysters and clamshells used to make wampum.
  • In three to seven years, the oyster can produce a perfect pearl.
  • It likes to live on stones and in oyster beds.
  • These oysters lived on the sea bed in shallow waters, possibly in large colonies.
  • The diver forced open the oyster, revealing a shimmering pearl.
  • The largest commercial-based scheme is by Transport for London, marketed as "Oyster".
  • The diver forced open the oyster, revealing a shimmering pearl.
  • The diver forced open the oyster, revealing a shimmering pearl.