"thorny oyster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thorny oysters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thorny oyster (plural thorny oysters)
  1. Any of the spiny bivalve molluscs of the genus Spondylus. Wikipedia link: thorny oyster Categories (lifeform): Bivalves Synonyms: spiny oyster
    Sense id: en-thorny_oyster-en-noun-ggBor~N6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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