pearl oystern.

Brit.

/ˈpəːl ˌɔɪstə/, U.S.

/ˈpərl ˌɔɪstər/

Forms: see pearl n.¹ and adj. and oyster n. and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pearl n.¹, oyster n.

Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + oyster n.

Any of various tropical marine bivalve molluscs of the family Pteriidae (wing oysters), having a ridged, scaly shell within which pearls may be formed, esp. Pinctada margaritifera, a major commercial source of pearls.

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1612 S. Purchas Pilgrimage ix. ii. 695 The Sea there, at certaine times of the yeare, is very redde, whiche those Pearle-oysters by some naturall purgation are said to cause.

1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 756 Of Pearls he hath this remarkable observation, viz. that he had one Pearl-oyster in his hand, that had ten pearls in it, though of different bignesses.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. viii. 219 The pearl oyster..was incapable of being eaten.

1778 Farmer's Mag. June 192 The rivers, seas, and lakes abound with fish, and also with alligators and pearl-oysters.

1833 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 3 283 Pearl-oysters are found, more or less, along the whole of the Arabian coast, and round almost all of the islands of this gulf.

1863 Intellectual Observer IV. 422 The pearl oyster..is not in reality an oyster at all, but is more allied to a mussel; having, like the latter animal, a byssus, or cable by which it secures itself to the rocks.

1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes i. 35 When billeting itself upon a Pearl Oyster [it] may fall a victim to the bivalve's habit of instinctively covering over any irritating foreign body with a layer of mother-of-pearl.

1988 L. Blair Ring of Fire (BNC) 118 The bay where a pearl-oyster hatchery was being tried for the first time.

2004 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 10 Feb. 28 Pearl oysters are gathered and then a foreign body is implanted to encourage pearl production.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pearl oyster
释义	pearl oystern. Brit. /ˈpəːl ˌɔɪstə/, U.S. /ˈpərl ˌɔɪstər/ Forms: see pearl n.¹ and adj. and oyster n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pearl n.¹, oyster n. Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + oyster n. Any of various tropical marine bivalve molluscs of the family Pteriidae (wing oysters), having a ridged, scaly shell within which pearls may be formed, esp. Pinctada margaritifera, a major commercial source of pearls. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Aviculidae > member of (pearl oyster) oystera1398 pearl oyster1612 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Aviculidae > meleagrina margaritifera pearl oyster1612 1612 S. Purchas Pilgrimage ix. ii. 695 The Sea there, at certaine times of the yeare, is very redde, whiche those Pearle-oysters by some naturall purgation are said to cause. 1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 756 Of Pearls he hath this remarkable observation, viz. that he had one Pearl-oyster in his hand, that had ten pearls in it, though of different bignesses. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. viii. 219 The pearl oyster..was incapable of being eaten. 1778 Farmer's Mag. June 192 The rivers, seas, and lakes abound with fish, and also with alligators and pearl-oysters. 1833 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 3 283 Pearl-oysters are found, more or less, along the whole of the Arabian coast, and round almost all of the islands of this gulf. 1863 Intellectual Observer IV. 422 The pearl oyster..is not in reality an oyster at all, but is more allied to a mussel; having, like the latter animal, a byssus, or cable by which it secures itself to the rocks. 1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes i. 35 When billeting itself upon a Pearl Oyster [it] may fall a victim to the bivalve's habit of instinctively covering over any irritating foreign body with a layer of mother-of-pearl. 1988 L. Blair Ring of Fire (BNC) 118 The bay where a pearl-oyster hatchery was being tried for the first time. 2004 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 10 Feb. 28 Pearl oysters are gathered and then a foreign body is implanted to encourage pearl production. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612
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