"pearl oyster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pearl oysters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pearl oyster (plural pearl oysters)
  1. Any of several bivalve molluscs that are a source of pearls, but especially Pinctada margaritifera. Wikipedia link: pearl oyster Categories (lifeform): Bivalves Synonyms: pearl shell Translations (bivalve mollusc that is a source of pearls): бисерна мида (biserna mida) (Bulgarian), ostra perlera [feminine] (Catalan), helmisimpukka (Finnish), Perlmuschel [feminine] (German), scoică de mărgăritar [feminine] (Romanian), ostra perlífera [masculine] (Spanish)

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