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oyster

3 definitions • 1 example
1
a large flat sea creature that lives in a shell, some types of which can be eaten either cooked or uncooked, and other types of which produce pearls (= small round white precious stones)
2
one of two small pieces of chicken at the bottom of the backbone, which taste particularly good:

Examples:

Chicken oysters are those juicy little chicken pieces hidden away between the leg and the backbone.
3
a water creature that grows within a shell, some types of which can be eaten, and other types of which produce pearls (= small, round, white stones used in jewelry)

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