1. Marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
   "The oyster farm produced thousands of oysters each year"
    
2. Edible body of any of numerous oysters
   "oysters are often enjoyed raw with a squeeze of lemon";
   - huitre
    
3. A small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
   "The chef carefully removed the oysters from the chicken"

1. Gather oysters, dig oysters
   "The locals often oyster along the coast during low tide"

Derived forms: oystered, oystering, oysters

Type of: bivalve, collect, garner, gather, helping, lamellibranch, pelecypod, portion, pull together, serving, shellfish

Part of: bird, family Ostreidae, fowl, Ostreidae

Encyclopedia: Oyster, Virginia