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VIRGINIA OYSTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Virginia oyster mean?
• VIRGINIA OYSTER (noun)
The noun VIRGINIA OYSTER has 1 sense:
1. common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America
Familiarity information: VIRGINIA OYSTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Virginia oyster" is a kind of...):
oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)
Holonyms ("Virginia oyster" is a member of...):
Crassostrea; genus Crassostrea (Virginia oysters)
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