Any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae, typically having a rough, irregularly oval shell, including several types which are eaten…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > shell-fish or mollusc > oyster (26) oystereOE Any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae, typically having a rough, irregularly oval shell, including several types which are eaten… Colchesterc1625 An oyster from estuaries on the Essex coast near Colchester; also called Colchester natives. green oyster1667 (a) a green-finned oyster, formerly regarded as a delicacy (now historical); †(b) Australian = oyster-green n. at oyster, n. adj.compounds 3 (obsolete… mangrove oyster1683 any of various small edible oysters which grow on submerged mangrove roots. pandore1701 In full pandore oyster. A kind of large oyster found in the River Forth, esp. near Prestonpans. Milton1749 More fully Milton oyster. Originally: an oyster from Milton. Hence: an oyster. sickle-oyster1758 (see quot. 1758). bluepoint1789 Originally: an Atlantic oyster, Crassostrea virginica, obtained from a bed off Blue Point (in early use chiefly attributive). In later use: an… native1815 A plant or animal native to a particular place. An oyster wholly or partly reared in British waters, now typically in artificial beds; esp. the… powldoody1819 A variety of Irish oyster, eaten as a delicacy. Red Bank oyster1830 An oyster from the Red Bank oyster bed in Co. Clare, Ireland. raccoon oyster1834 the coon or frond oyster, Dendrostrea frons, a small, brown-shelled oyster found off south-eastern North America, especially among mangroves, and… sauce oyster1851 an oyster of a type or quality typically used in sauces and other cooked dishes rather than being eaten raw. Portuguese oyster1881 a large edible oyster, Crassostrea angulata (now thought to be a variety of the Pacific oyster, C. gigas), which has a thick, white to pale brown… relay1889 A shellfish that has been moved from one bed to another. Portugal oyster1890 = Portuguese oyster n. at Portuguese, n. adj.compounds. Malpeque1901 In full Malpeque oyster. The common American oyster, Crassostrea virginica, of a Canadian variety cultivated in Malpeque Bay. Marennes1905 In full Marennes oyster. An edible oyster, Ostrea edulis, of a variety farmed in the region of Marennes, noted for its grey or green colour and… Belon1908 More fully Belon oyster. A variety of the edible oyster (Ostrea edulis) farmed in the river Belon in southern Brittany; colloquial (esp. U.S.) any… Olympia oyster1908 a small northern variety of the Californian oyster, Ostrea lurida. Pacific oyster1912 a large oyster with a deeply fluted shell, Crassostrea gigas, native to north-eastern Asia and now found widely elsewhere, chiefly as a cultivated… Whitstable1940 Used attributively and absol. to designate oysters bred near Whitstable. Portugaise1942 = Portuguese oyster n. at Portuguese, n. adj.compounds. Olympia1961 An Olympia oyster. Subcategories:— liquor (2) |
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