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SADDLE OYSTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saddle oyster mean? 

SADDLE OYSTER (noun)
  The noun SADDLE OYSTER has 1 sense:

1. thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notchedplay

  Familiarity information: SADDLE OYSTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SADDLE OYSTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Anomia ephippium; saddle oyster

Hypernyms ("saddle oyster" is a kind of...):

oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)

Holonyms ("saddle oyster" is a member of...):

Anomia; genus Anomia (type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters)


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