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BLUEPOINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island
Synonyms:
blue point; bluepoint
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bluepoint" is a kind of...):
oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)
Meronyms (parts of "bluepoint"):
blue point; bluepoint (oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw)
Holonyms ("bluepoint" is a member of...):
genus Ostrea; Ostrea (type genus of the family Ostreidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
Synonyms:
blue point; bluepoint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("bluepoint" is a kind of...):
huitre; oyster (edible body of any of numerous oysters)
Holonyms ("bluepoint" is a part of...):
blue point; bluepoint (small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island)