marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

oysters

edible body of any of numerous oysters

gather oysters, dig oysters

a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation

small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island

a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay

common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America

tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls

oysters

edible body of any of numerous oysters