PEARL OYSTER

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Meaning:

Tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls

Synonyms:

pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pearl oyster" is a kind of...):

oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)

Holonyms ("pearl oyster" is a member of...):

genus Pinctada; Pinctada (pearl oysters)

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