oyster has definitions from the fields of zoology,food,chemistry
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[ noun ] (zoology) marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

Used in print

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

Thus the image of God is that which makes a man a man and not an oyster ; the similitude of God , by contrast , is that which makes a man a child of God and not merely a rational creature .

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[ verb ] gather oysters, dig oysters

Related terms

gather huitre

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) edible body of any of numerous oysters

Synonyms

huitre

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[ noun ] (food) a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl

Related terms

helping bird

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