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oyster

oyster

10 8.6
A small tender piece of dark meat near a bird's backbone often eaten as a special food
  • noun
  • /ˈɔɪstər/
translation icon : ostra (de ave)
  • He said, "The tenderest part of the chicken is the oysters... "on either side of the back."
  • oyster sauce
  • oyster mushroom
  • oyster shell

Examples

  • For Thanksgiving, my family always makes oyster dressing to go with the turkey.

  • Ever go to an oyster bar and have them raw on the half shell with some cocktail sauce?

    Blog text (16)
  • I tried a fig and an oyster together, a lovely combination, sweet and smoky.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • She's allergic to oysters.

  • When Simon and I had to pick recipes for Thanksgiving, we chose Elza's oyster-and-chestnut stuffing over my Chinese sticky rice and sausage.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The chicken's oyster is known for being the most tender part of the bird.

  • At the restaurant, I ordered the special, which included a side of sautéed herbs with chicken oyster.

Compounds

2 3.5

A restaurant that mainly serves oysters, raw or cooked

A bread mix with oysters and herbs served beside or put inside roast turkey

2 2.9

A hard outer part of a sea animal that people use for decoration or to add calcium to soil

oyster bed
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A place in the sea or river where people grow oysters to harvest

1 2.5

A small dry round cracker often eaten with soup, especially clam chowder

A soft grey mushroom that grows in flat clusters on dead wood and is used in cooking

1 6.4

A side dish or filling made with oysters, bread, and simple vegetables

1 3.0

A creamy soup that has oysters cooked in milk or cream

A large edible oyster from Japan often grown on farms

saddle oyster
  • Specialized
9.9

A sea animal with two thin shells, one side deeply notched, that clings to rocks

A soft grey mushroom that grows in groups on dead wood and people eat

A shallow area of water where oysters grow

A small soft crab that lives inside the shell of an oyster

9.9

A small fish with a wide head that lives near the coast among oyster shells

9.9

A small fish that lives among oysters and shells in shallow sea water

An edible mushroom with a soft grey cap that grows in layers on dead wood

oyster park
  • Specialized
5.4

An area where people grow oysters to sell

A plant with a long white root that tastes like oysters when cooked

A shellfish that lives in the sea and makes pearls

seed oyster
  • Specialized
6.7

A small oyster that people move to an oyster bed to grow

A yellow-flowered plant that people grow for its sweet edible roots and leaves

A plant with a root you can eat that tastes like oysters

A common, tasty oyster eaten on the Atlantic coast of North America

window oyster
  • Philippine
9.9

A large thin shell from a sea animal used for food and crafts

windowpane oyster
  • Philippine
9.9

A sea animal with a large thin shell that people use for decoration and for food

Surface Forms

oyster singular
oysters plural

Etymology

Oyster for the small piece of meat on a bird was named after the sea oyster because this hidden, round, tasty bit is like a tiny shellfish near the backbone.