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SEED OYSTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does seed oyster mean?
• SEED OYSTER (noun)
The noun SEED OYSTER has 1 sense:
1. a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation
Familiarity information: SEED OYSTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A young oyster especially of a size for transplantation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("seed oyster" is a kind of...):
oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)
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