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Meanings of oysters in English

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

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        Examples for "oyster"
        Examples for "oyster"
        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
        Usage of oysters in English
        1
        The local sea bream is delicious, as are the Inland Sea oysters.
        Number9Dream
        2
        Losses of oysters, clams and scallops have run into millions of animals.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Strain all the liquor from the oysters; add the water, and heat.
        The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
        4
        The daily recreational limit for oysters in Auckland is 100 per person.
        Radio NZ
        5
        The oysters had a terrible look in their eyes and were loathsome.
        The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
        6
        He has done so by providing the best oysters in the market.
        Lights and Shadows of New York Life / or, the Sights and Sensati...
        7
        Be sure the milk is hot before you put the oysters in.
        By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
        8
        Boil large oysters in their liquor; season with salt, pepper and curry-powder.
        365 Foreign Dishes / A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year
        9
        And the oysters were as good as the rest of the company.
        Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885)
        10
        If the oysters are fresh, pour in a little of the liquor.
        Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats, by Miss ...
        11
        Are oysters, or any other food for that matter, actually an aphrodisiac?
        The Irish Times
        12
        Have the oysters opened on the deep shell and remove the oyster.
        Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
        13
        Here I partook of oysters for the first time in my life.
        Children of the Market Place
        14
        But I BELIEVE they are selling oysters in the port of Leith.
        A Simpleton
        15
        They ate lunch on the beach: fresh-caught oysters on an open fire.
        The Long Earth
        16
        They pickle the oysters in small casks and send them to Barbados.
        Home Life in Colonial Days
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