windowpane shell — noun see windowpane oyster * * * capiz … Useful english dictionary
Oyster — For other uses, see Oyster (disambiguation). Crassostrea gigas from the Marennes Oléron basin in France The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The… … Wikipedia
Oyster farming — Harvesting oysters from the pier at Cancale, Brittany, France 2005 Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are raised for human consumption. Oyster farming most likely developed in tandem with pearl farming, a… … Wikipedia
window oyster — noun marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell • Syn: ↑windowpane oyster, ↑capiz, ↑Placuna placenta • Hypernyms: ↑oyster • Member Holonyms: ↑Placuna, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
saddle oyster — noun thin shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched • Syn: ↑Anomia ephippium • Hypernyms: ↑oyster • Member Holonyms: ↑Anomia, ↑genus Anomia * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary
Pacific oyster — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Eastern oyster — Oyster bed on Cockspur Island, Georgia, USA Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Olympia oyster — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Portuguese oyster — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia … Wikipedia
Sydney rock oyster — Unconfirmed photo of oysters on a rock at low tide, Wingan Inlet. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
