oyster 音标拼音: ['ɔɪstɚ]
n . 牡蛎,蚝,沉默者
牡蛎,蚝,沈默者
oyster n 1 :
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell ;
found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters 2 :
edible body of any of numerous oysters [
synonym : {
huitre },
{
oyster }]
3 :
a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl v 1 :
gather oysters ,
dig oysters Oyster \
Oys "
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n . [
OF .
oistre ,
F .
hu [^
i ]
tre ,
L .
ostrea ,
ostreum ,
Gr . '
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streon ;
prob .
akin to '
ostre `
on bone ,
the oyster being so named from its shell .
Cf . {
Osseous },
{
Ostracize }.]
1 . (
Zool .)
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Fresh -
water oyster } (
Zool .),
any species of the genus {
Etheria },
and allied genera ,
found in rivers of Africa and South America .
They are irregular in form ,
and attach themselves to rocks like oysters ,
but they have a pearly interior ,
and are allied to the fresh -
water mussels .
{
Oyster bed },
a breeding place for oysters ;
a place in a tidal river or other water on or near the seashore ,
where oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market .
See 1st {
Scalp },
n .
{
Oyster catcher } (
Zool .),
See {
oystercatcher }
in the vocabulary .
{
Oyster crab } (
Zool .)
a small crab ({
Pinnotheres ostreum })
which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the oyster .
{
Oyster dredge },
a rake or small dragnet for bringing up oysters from the bottom of the sea .
{
Oyster fish }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The tautog .
(
b )
The toadfish .
{
Oyster plant }. (
Bot .)
(
a )
A plant of the genus {
Tragopogon } ({
Tragopogon porrifolius }),
the root of which ,
when cooked ,
somewhat resembles the oyster in taste ;
salsify ; --
called also {
vegetable oyster }.
(
b )
A plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe ,
America and Asia ({
Mertensia maritima }),
the fresh leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters .
{
Oyster plover }. (
Zool .)
Same as {
oystercatcher }.
{
Oyster shell } (
Zool .),
the shell of an oyster .
{
Oyster wench }, {
Oyster wife }, {
Oyster women },
a women who deals in oysters .
{
Pearl oyster }. (
Zool .)
See under {
Pearl }.
{
Thorny oyster } (
Zool .),
any spiny marine shell of the genus {
Spondylus }.
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1913 Webster ]
oystercatcher 39 Moby Thesaurus words for "
oyster ":
Dungeness crab ,
Japanese crab ,
blue point ,
breast ,
chicken foot ,
clam ,
coquillage ,
crab ,
crawdad ,
crawfish ,
crayfish ,
dark meat ,
drumstick ,
giblets ,
langouste ,
leg ,
limpet ,
littleneck clam ,
lobster ,
long suit ,
medium ,
metier ,
mussel ,
neck ,
periwinkle ,
prawn ,
quahog ,
scallop ,
shellfish ,
shrimp ,
snail ,
soft -
shell crab ,
steamer ,
thigh ,
turkey foot ,
whelk ,
white meat ,
wing ,
wishbone
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