What does pearl oyster mean?

pearl oyster means "tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls".

What is another word for pearl oyster?

Close synonyms include Pinctada margaritifera. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pearl oyster a common word?

pearl oyster is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

pearl oyster — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1.
tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls
SynonymsPinctada margaritifera
Broaderoyster
Part ofPinctada

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What does pearl oyster mean?: pearl oyster means "tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls".
What is another word for pearl oyster?: Close synonyms include Pinctada margaritifera. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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