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• Portuguese oyster — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia …   Wikipedia

• oyster — /oy steuhr/, n. 1. any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water. 2. the oyster shaped bit of dark meat… …   Universalium

• Oyster — For other uses, see Oyster (disambiguation). Crassostrea gigas from the Marennes Oléron basin in France The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The… …   Wikipedia

• Oyster farming — Harvesting oysters from the pier at Cancale, Brittany, France 2005 Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are raised for human consumption. Oyster farming most likely developed in tandem with pearl farming, a… …   Wikipedia

• oyster — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bivalve, mollusk, sea food; see clam , fish , shellfish . Types of oysters include: blue point, rock, pearl, saddle, Olympia, Wellfleet, American Canadian, Portuguese, Japanese, Gigantic, Chinese, European, British Columbian …   English dictionary for students

• Pacific oyster — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Eastern oyster — Oyster bed on Cockspur Island, Georgia, USA Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Olympia oyster — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Sydney rock oyster — Unconfirmed photo of oysters on a rock at low tide, Wingan Inlet. Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Auckland oyster — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia …   Wikipedia

• Portugueseoyster — Portuguese oyster n. See Pacific oyster. * * * …   Universalium