oyster

1. Marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell;
   Found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters (synset 101963100)
   is a type of: bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
   subtypes:

   • seed oyster - a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation
   • blue point, bluepoint - small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island
   • japanese oyster, ostrea gigas - a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
   • virginia oyster - common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America
   • pearl oyster, pinctada margaritifera - tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls
   • anomia ephippium, saddle oyster - thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
   • capiz, placuna placenta, window oyster, windowpane oyster - marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
   belongs to: family ostreidae, ostreidae - oysters
   has: huitre, oyster - edible body of any of numerous oysters
2. Edible body of any of numerous oysters (synset 107802140)
   is a type of: shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
   subtypes:

   • oysters rockefeller - oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell
   • blue point, bluepoint - oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
   is a part of: oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
   same as: huitre
3. A small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl (synset 107664951)
   is a type of: helping, portion, serving - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
   is a part of: bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

1. Gather oysters, dig oysters (synset 201386165)
   is a type of: collect, garner, gather, pull together - assemble or get together

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