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Meanings of oyster in English

Russian
устрицы
Portuguese
ostras
Catalan
ostres
Spanish
ostra
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Salt-water bivalve mollusc.

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        устрицы
        Portuguese
        marisco
        Catalan
        ostra

        Edible body of any of numerous oysters.

              marisco
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              Examples for "huitre"
              Examples for "huitre"
              1
              The first three were a severe trial, but, as the French might say, "Ce n'est pas que la première huitre qui coute."
              The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1
              2
              Ask for huitres de Marenne when you dine here.
              The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family

              Select cut of poultry.

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                      Usage of oyster in English
                      1
                      The Pacific oyster is available all year round, the native is not.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      In Victoria, too, the oyster fisheries are in a most unsatisfactory condition.
                      The Art of Living in Australia / Together with Three Hundred Aus...
                      3
                      The Danish oyster is also a cluster; Jack is a single oyster.
                      The Guardian
                      4
                      Below the basement of the building is an oyster shop and refectory.
                      Diary in America, Series One
                      5
                      The oyster-bed among the rocks was frequently renewed and furnished excellent molluscs.
                      The Mysterious Island
                      6
                      Death was to have the oyster, and Farfrae and himself the shells.
                      The Mayor of Casterbridge
                      7
                      Every oyster has its potentialities; Science seeks to convert potentialities into certainties.
                      Tropic Days
                      8
                      He merely tied a piece of oyster to the end of it.
                      The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
                      9
                      Vegetarians can use a vegetarian version of oyster sauce made with mushrooms.
                      The everything stir-fry cookbook: 300 fresh and flavorful recipe...
                      10
                      Well, the human oyster presents to us exactly the same nervous organisation.
                      The History of a Mouthful of Bread / And its effect on the organ...
                      11
                      The clam has always remained a clam, the oyster remained an oyster.
                      Time and Change
                      12
                      The oyster dredgers cheered and schooners changed their course to hail Boyton.
                      The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
                      13
                      There were very nice clam and oyster beds along the river then.
                      A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann / A Sequel to a Little...
                      14
                      The native oyster is back in season after its brief summer break.
                      The Irish Times
                      15
                      Fishing company Sanford has a joint-venture oyster farm in Big Glory Bay.
                      Radio NZ
                      16
                      A good many of them have certainly made the world their oyster.
                      Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 19, 1919
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                      ostra
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