Plural of oyster
regular plural
The plural of oyster is oysters.
Forms of oyster
| Singular | oyster /ˈɔɪ.stə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | oysters /ˈɔɪ.stəz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Oysters in a sentence
- No, I will lay my cards on the table, which is assuredly a thing that oysters do not do.1928, Agatha Christie, The Mystery of the Blue Train
- Sometimes two men oystered from the same boat or took along a son or younger brother to cull oysters (separate those of legal size from undersized ones and shell).1986, Carolyn Ellis, Fisher Folk: Two Communities on Chesapeake Bay, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 77
- According to an old adage, oysters are best in months containing the letter R.From the entry adage
- I felt sick, as though I'd just eaten a dozen bad oysters.From the entry as though
- The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.From the entry alcoholic
Meaning of oyster
- noun Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
- noun The delicate oyster-shaped morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
- noun Any of the fungi in the genera Pleurotus, Hohenbuehelia, or other related genera.
Questions about the plural of oyster
- What is the plural of oyster?
- The plural of oyster is oysters.
- Is oyster countable?
- Oyster is a countable noun.
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