| 单词 | oyster |
| 释义 | oyster n. 1. any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of European waters. 2. an oyster-shaped morsel of meat in a fowl's back. 3. something regarded as containing all that one desires (the world is my oyster). 4. (in full oyster-white) a white colour with a grey tinge. Phrases and idioms oyster-bank (or -bed) a part of the sea-bottom where oysters breed or are bred. oyster-catcher any usu. coastal wading bird of the genus Haematopus, with a strong orange-coloured bill, feeding on shellfish. oyster-farm an area of the seabed used for breeding oysters. oyster-plant 1. = SALSIFY. 2. a blue-flowered plant, Mertensia maritima, growing on beaches. Etymology: ME & OF oistre f. L ostrea, ostreum f. Gk ostreon |
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