oyster
oyster
englanti
osteri
Synonyymisanakirja: oyster
oyster
kaksikuorinen nilviäinen, osterit, osterien heimo, osteri, simpukka, bluepoint, blue point, japaninosteri, Ostrea gigas.
Riimisanakirja: oyster
oyster rimmaa näiden kanssa:
tonic water, copywriter, bitter, babysitter...
Käännökset: oyster
oyster suomeksi
kerätä ostereita, osteri
oyster englanniksi
Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
(quote-book)
1731, w:Jonathan Swift|Jonathan Swift, w:A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation|Polite Conversation, 1841, The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 2, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=msVEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA344&dq=%22He+was+a+bold+man+that+first+ate+an+oyster%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=55VDU-LALsW8kQWyooGYBQ&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22He%20was%20a%20bold%20man%20that%20first%20ate%20an%20oyster%22&f=false page 344,
The delicate morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
A pale beige color tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.
(color panel)
puhekieltä A person who keeps secrets.
Of a pale beige colour tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.
puhekieltä To fish for oysters.