Англо-русский биологический словарь - oyster
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oyster
устрица (Ostrea)
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1. зоол. устрица (Ostrea) 2. нежное птичье мясо 3. замкнутый, неразговорчивый человек; молчун close as an oyster —- нем как рыба; умеет держать язык за зубами 4. "золотая жила", то, из чего можно извлекать пользу Id: the world is my oyster, the world's mine oyster —- я могу завоевать весь мир; мое будущее в моих руках ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of European waters. 2 an oyster-shaped morsel of meat in a fowl's back. 3 something regarded as containing all that one desires (the world is my oyster). 4 (in full oyster-white) a white colour with a grey tinge. Phrases and idioms oyster-bank (or -bed) a part of the sea-bottom where oysters breed or are bred. oyster-catcher any usu. coastal wading bird of the genus Haematopus, with a strong orange-coloured bill, feeding on shellfish. oyster-farm an area of the seabed used for breeding oysters. oyster-plant 1 = SALSIFY. 2 a blue-flowered plant, Mertensia maritima, growing on beaches. Etymology: ME & OF oistre f. L ostrea, ostreum f. Gk ostreon ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English oistre, from Anglo-French, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; akin to Greek ostrakon shell, osteon bone — more at osseous Date: 13th century 1. a. any of various marine bivalve mollusks (family Ostreidae) that have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle and include commercially important shellfish b. any of various mollusks resembling or related to the ~s 2. something that is or can be readily made to serve one's personal ends the world was her ~ 3. a small mass of muscle contained in a concavity of the pelvic bone on each side of the back of a fowl 4. an extremely taciturn person 5. a grayish-white color ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(oysters) 1. An oyster is a large flat shellfish. Some oysters can be eaten and others produce valuable objects called pearls. N-COUNT 2. If you say that the world is someone’s oyster, you mean that they can do anything or go anywhere that they want to. You’re young, you’ve got a lot of opportunity. The world is your oyster. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a type of shellfish that can be eaten cooked or uncooked, and that produces a jewel called a pearl (1) 2 the world is your oyster used to tell someone that they can achieve whatever they want ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 13c., from O.Fr. oistre, from L. ostrea, pl. of ostreum "oyster," from Gk. ostreon, from PIE *ost- "bone." Related to Gk. ostrakon "hard shell" and to osteon "bone." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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