VIRGINIA OYSTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

Crassostrea; genus Crassostrea (Virginia oysters)

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