oyster bed
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oyster bed
n.
A place where oysters breed or are raised.
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oyster bed
n
a place, esp on the sea bed, where oysters breed and grow naturally or are cultivated for food or pearls. Also called: oyster bank or oyster park
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oys′ter bed`
n.
a place where oysters breed or are cultivated.
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Translations
مَكان في قاع البَحْر لِنُمُو المَحار
østersbanke
osztrigatelep
ostrugrunn; ostruræktarsvæîi
ustricová lavica
istridye yatağı
oyster bed
n → banco di ostricheCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
oyster
(ˈoistə) noun a type of shellfish eaten as food, and from which pearls are got.
oyster bed a place in the sea where oysters breed or are bred.
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