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oyster

noun as in shellfish

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Example Sentences

At the beginning of this decade, increased demand in the UK ate up the 10% of his oysters that were being exported to continental Europe.

From BBC

Restaurant: The Pearl Short North offers a nostalgic atmosphere, oysters, seafood, and handcrafted cocktails in dimly lit, cozy surroundings.

From Salon

In the blue room a pile of oyster shells lie on the floor, ready to be ground up and applied to the walls to give them an iridescent shimmer.

From BBC

For example, around the east coast of Scotland near Edinburgh, over 30 million oysters a year were landed in the 1830s.

From Salon

That intersection is home to a packed tourist hotel, a store selling ice cream and chocolate fudge and restaurants selling oysters and daiquiris in large plastic to-go cups.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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