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of the family ostreidae, having a rough, irregularly shaped shell attached to the substrate in shallow marine waters. oysters are widely cultivated for food. b. any of various similar or related bivalve mollusks, such as the pearl oyster. . an edible bit of muscle found in the hollow of the pelvic bone
(cookery) the oyster-shaped piece of dark meat in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl . something from which advantage, delight, profit, etc, may be derived: the world is his oyster. . informal a very uncommunicative person vb (intr) to dredge for, gather, or raise oysters [c oistre, from old french...
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