American English pronunciation
How to pronounce oysters
IPA transcription: ['ɔɪstɚz]
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Noun
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marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
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edible body of any of numerous oysters
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a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
Verb
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gather oysters, dig oysters
Usage examples
- There they fished, swam and collected oysters and clamshells used to make wampum.
- These oysters lived on the sea bed in shallow waters, possibly in large colonies.
- Mollusks such as mussels, oysters, and clams were a large portion of the diet.
- Quilcene oysters, named after the community, have an international reputation among restaurateurs.
- It is especially famous for its giant Belon oysters.
- Western Australia is currently the world's largest cultivator of "Pinctada maxima" gold-lipped oysters.
- The phrase "on the half-shell" commonly refers to a method of serving oysters.
- He had additional studies on starfish as predators of oysters.
- A mid-morning snack would consist of "two or three dozen clams or Lynnhaven oysters".
- I know they are my oysters.