oyster
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The meaning (definition) of the word oyster
a sea animal that lives inside two rough shells
The word oyster used in a sentence
“I found an oyster shell that was closed tight.”
How the word oyster is said around the world
| French | huître (WEETR) |
| Spanish | ostra (OHS-trah) |
| Mandarin | 牡蛎 (moo lee) |
| Hindi | सीप (seep) |
| Arabic | مَحَارَة (ma-HAH-ra) |
| Russian | устрица (OOS-tree-tsa) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ostra (OSH-truh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ostra (OS-trah) |
| Japanese | カキ (KAH-kee) |
| German | Auster (OW-ster) |
| Urdu | سیپ (seep) |
| Punjabi | ਸੀਪ (seep) |
| Korean | 굴 (gool) |
| Hebrew | צִדְפָּה (tseed-PAH) |
| Greek | στρείδι (STREE-thee) |
| Dutch | oester (OO-stur) |
| Tagalog | talaba (tah-LAH-bah) |
| Vietnamese | hàu (how) |
| Turkish | istiridye (ees-tee-reed-YEH) |
| Persian | صدف (sa-DAF) |
| Polish | ostryga (oh-STRIH-gah) |
| Ukrainian | устриця (OOS-trih-tsah) |
| Bengali | ঝিনুক (JHEE-nuuk) |
| Swedish | ostron (UUSS-trawn) |
| Italian | ostrica (OS-tree-ka) |
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