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thorny oyster

thorny oyster noun: any of the spiny bivalve molluscs of the genus Spondylus.

Noun

thorny oyster (plural thorny oysters)

  1. Any of the spiny bivalve molluscs of the genus Spondylus.
    Synonyms:
    spiny oyster

Synonyms of thorny oyster

Forms of thorny oyster

pluralthorny oysters

Questions about thorny oyster

What does thorny oyster mean?
Thorny oyster means any of the spiny bivalve molluscs of the genus Spondylus.
What part of speech is thorny oyster?
Thorny oyster is a noun.
What is the plural of thorny oyster?
The plural of thorny oyster is thorny oysters.

Words near thorny oyster in the dictionary

  1. thorny burnet
  2. thorny devil
  3. thorny devils
  4. thorny lacewing
  5. thorny lacewings
  6. thorny oyster
  7. thorny oysters
  8. thorny worm
  9. thorny worms
  10. Thornycroft
  11. Thornycrofts

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