HyperDic English JAPANESE O ... Japanese oyster

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English 1 sense of the expression *Japanese oyster*:
NOUN	animal	Japanese oyster, Ostrea gigas	a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States

EnglishJapanese oyster: 1 sense noun 1, animal
Meaning	A large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay.
Synonym	Ostrea gigas
Member of	Ostrea, genus Ostrea	type genus of the family Ostreidae
Broader	oyster	marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell

HyperDicEnglishJAPANESE O ... Japanese oyster