often attributive
1
a
: any of various marine bivalve mollusks (family Ostreidae) that have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle and include commercially important shellfish
b
: any of various mollusks resembling or related to the oysters
2
: something that is or can be readily made to serve one's personal ends
the world was her oyster
3
: a small mass of muscle contained in a concavity of the pelvic bone on each side of the back of a fowl
4
: an extremely taciturn person
5
: a grayish-white color
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Another potential source of infection is raw shellfish, especially oysters, Florida Health noted.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
The all-you-can-eat experience spares no expense, offering diners delicacies including Alaskan snow crab legs and fresh-shucked oysters; prime rib; and a towering dessert bar that’s piled with parfaits, profiteroles, and mini pies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
Add in a rotating selection of oysters, raw bar towers, and one of the city’s most fun bites: Siberian caviar and parmesan custard served in a salted waffle cone.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The seafood menu includes everything from sauteed mussels and a colossal lump crab tower to King Crab legs, oysters on the half-shell, seared diver scallops, and more.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
The all-you-can-eat experience spares no expense, offering diners delicacies including Alaskan snow crab legs and fresh-shucked oysters; prime rib; and a towering dessert bar that’s piled with parfaits, profiteroles, and mini pies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
Add in a rotating selection of oysters, raw bar towers, and one of the city’s most fun bites: Siberian caviar and parmesan custard served in a salted waffle cone.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The seafood menu includes everything from sauteed mussels and a colossal lump crab tower to King Crab legs, oysters on the half-shell, seared diver scallops, and more.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2025
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“Oyster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oyster. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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oyster
noun
oys·ter
ˈȯi-stər 
: any of various marine mollusks that include important edible shellfish and have a rough uneven shell made up of two hinged parts and closed by a single muscle
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