oyster /'ɒistә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
• (n.) a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
• (v.) gather oysters, dig oysters

Chinese translation

• n. 牡蛎, 蚝, 沉默者

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'ɒistә/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-6 · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.54 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

oystering, oystered, oysters

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