bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

family Ostreidae, Ostreidae - oysters

seed oyster - a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation

blue point, bluepoint - small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island

Japanese oyster, Ostrea gigas - a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay

Virginia oyster - common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America

pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera - tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls

Anomia ephippium, saddle oyster - thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched

capiz, Placuna placenta, window oyster, windowpane oyster - marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell

huitre, oyster - edible body of any of numerous oysters

oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

oysters Rockefeller - oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell

blue point, bluepoint - oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw

helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"

bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"