Virginia oyster

Virginia oyster
noun
common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America
Hypernyms: ↑oyster
Member Holonyms: ↑Crassostrea, ↑genus Crassostrea

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized V
: the common edible oyster of the Atlantic coast of No. America

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