noun
a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
• Syn: ↑Ostrea gigas
• Hypernyms: ↑oyster
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ostrea, ↑genus Ostrea
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nounUsage: usually capitalized J
: a large oyster (Ostrea gigas) that is native to the coast of Japan and that has been introduced along the Pacific coast of No. America where it is maintained by repeated planting of spat from the natural habitat
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a commercial oyster, Ostrea gigas, of the Pacific coast of North America, introduced from Japan.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.