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JAPANESE OYSTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
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)