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    BLUE POINT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Islandplay

    Synonyms:

    blue point; bluepoint

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("blue point" is a kind of...):

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

    Meronyms (parts of "blue point"):

    blue point; bluepoint (oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw)

    Holonyms ("blue point" is a member of...):

    genus Ostrea; Ostrea (type genus of the family Ostreidae)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten rawplay

    Synonyms:

    blue point; bluepoint

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("blue point" is a kind of...):

    huitre; oyster (edible body of any of numerous oysters)

    Holonyms ("blue point" is a part of...):

    blue point; bluepoint (small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island)

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