oysternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɔɪ.stər/us/ˈɔɪ.stɚ/oyster noun [ C ] (sea creature)
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)
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Sea creatures
- abalone
- amphipod
- barnacle
- bivalve
- cephalopod
- crab
- crayfish
- crustacean
- cuttlefish
- echinoderm
- mollusc
- mussel
- octopus
- periwinkle
- prawn
- shrimp
- squid
- starfish
- teredo
- trilobite
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oyster noun [ C ] (PIECE OF CHICKEN)
also chicken oyster one of two small pieces of chicken at the bottom of the backbone, which taste particularly good:
Chicken oysters are those juicy little chicken pieces hidden away between the leg and the backbone.
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- I didn't realise that chickens had an oyster. Apparently they have two.
- Other impressive dishes include macaroni with chicken oysters and smoked eel with horseradish cream.
- It arguably beats the thrill even of a roasted chicken's oyster.
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Cuts of meat
- boneless
- braising steak
- brisket
- chop
- chuck steak
- chump chop
- flank steak
- flitch
- ground beef
- hamburger
- jerky
- loin
- nugget
- rib
- saddle
- schnitzel
- silverside
- sirloin (steak)
- spare ribs
- steak
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