JAPANESE OYSTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay

Synonyms:

Japanese oyster; Ostrea gigas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Japanese oyster" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Japanese oyster" is a member of...):

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

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