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OYSTER SHELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oyster shell mean?
• OYSTER SHELL (noun)
The noun OYSTER SHELL has 1 sense:
1. a shell of an oyster
Familiarity information: OYSTER SHELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shell of an oyster
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("oyster shell" is a kind of...):
shell (the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod)
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