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eastern oyster

eastern oyster noun: any member of the species Crassostrea virginica of oysters native to eastern North and South America.

Noun

eastern oyster (plural eastern oysters)

  1. Any member of the species Crassostrea virginica of oysters native to eastern North and South America.
    Synonyms:
    Atlantic oyster, American oyster, East Coast oyster

Synonyms of eastern oyster

  • Atlantic oyster
  • American oyster
  • East Coast oyster

Forms of eastern oyster

pluraleastern oysters

Questions about eastern oyster

What does eastern oyster mean?
Eastern oyster means any member of the species Crassostrea virginica of oysters native to eastern North and South America.
What part of speech is eastern oyster?
Eastern oyster is a noun.
What is the plural of eastern oyster?
The plural of eastern oyster is eastern oysters.

Words near eastern oyster in the dictionary

  1. eastern Orphean warblers
  2. Eastern Orthodox
  3. Eastern Orthodox Church
  4. Eastern Orthodox Churches
  5. Eastern Orthodoxy
  6. eastern oyster
  7. Eastern Pacific giant conch
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  9. Eastern Palestine
  10. eastern paradise whydah
  11. Eastern parotia

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