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oysterling

oysterling noun: a young oyster.

Noun

oysterling (plural oysterlings)

  1. (rare) A young oyster.

Forms of oysterling

pluraloysterlings

Origin of oysterling

From oyster + -ling.

Questions about oysterling

What does oysterling mean?
Oysterling means a young oyster.
What part of speech is oysterling?
Oysterling is a noun.
What is the plural of oysterling?
The plural of oysterling is oysterlings.

Words near oysterling in the dictionary

  1. oysterish
  2. oysterishness
  3. oysterleaf
  4. oysterless
  5. oysterlike
  6. oysterling
  7. oysterlings
  8. oysterman
  9. oysterman's stopper
  10. oysterman's stoppers
  11. oystermania

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