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    OSTREA GIGAS

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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 Bayplay

    Synonyms:

    Japanese oyster; Ostrea gigas

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Ostrea gigas" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("Ostrea gigas" is a member of...):

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

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