| NOUN | animal | Ostrea gigas, Japanese oyster | a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States |
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| Meaning | A large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay. | |
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| Synonym | Japanese oyster | |
| Member of | Ostrea, genus Ostrea | type genus of the family Ostreidae |
| Broader | oyster | marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell |