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n. Any of several edible bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, especially of the genera Crassostrea and Ostrea, that live chiefly in shallow marine waters and have a rough, irregularly shaped shell.

n. Any of various similar or related bivalve mollusks, such as the pearl oyster.

n. An edible bit of muscle found in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl.

n. A special delicacy.

n. Something from which benefits may be extracted.

n. Slang A close-mouthed person.

verb-intransitive. To gather, dredge for, or raise oysters.

n. Any marine bivalve mollusk of the Family Ostreidae, usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.

n. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.

n. A pale beige color tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.

n. A person who keeps secrets and private information to him- or herself.

adj. Of a pale beige colour tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.

v. To fish for oysters.

n. Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster (Ostrea edulis), and the American oyster (Ostrea Virginiana), are the most important species.

n. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.

n. An edible bivalve mollusk of the family Ostreidæ, such as Ostrea edulis, the common species of Europe, and O. virginica, that of the Atlantic coast of the United States.

n. One of many other bivalves of the same order, but of a different family. Thus, the pearl-oyster belongs to the Aviculidæ.

n. The oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the side-bone of a turkey or similar bird.

n. Figuratively, some profit or advantage which one may seize and hold.

n. Among packers, steamed oysters packed in hermetically sealed cans: a trade-name.

To engage in oyster-fishing; take oysters in any way.

n. a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl

n. edible body of any of numerous oysters

n. marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

v. gather oysters, dig oysters

"In the same way that there is big difference between typing the word oyster and actually swallowing one, I am not suggesting that you swallow the idea that guardian angels are real."

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