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PEARL OYSTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pearl oyster mean? 

PEARL OYSTER (noun)
  The noun PEARL OYSTER has 1 sense:

1. tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearlsplay

  Familiarity information: PEARL OYSTER used as a noun is very rare.


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PEARL OYSTER (noun)


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Meaning:

Tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera

Hypernyms ("pearl oyster" is a kind of...):

oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)

Holonyms ("pearl oyster" is a member of...):

genus Pinctada; Pinctada (pearl oysters)


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