oyster

US: /ˈɔɪstɝ/
UK: /ˈɔ‍ɪstɐ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


oyster /'ɔistə/
  • danh từ
    • (động vật học) con hàu
    • miếng lườn gà
    • as dumb as an oyster
      • câm như hến
  • nội động từ
    • đi bắt sò

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
a large flat shellfish. Some types of oyster can be eaten and others produce shiny white jewels called PEARLS: Oyster beds, on the mudflats, are a form of fish farming.
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Concise English dictionary


oysters'ɔɪstə(r)
noun
+marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
+edible body of any of numerous oysters
+a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
verb
+gather oysters, dig oysters