PEARL OYSTER

Meaning of PEARL OYSTER in English

any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Lower California.

[ 1685-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PEARL OYSTER — noun : any of several large marine bivalve mollusks of the genera Avicula and Pinctada (especially P. margaritifera ) that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEARL OYSTER — (зоология) жемчужница (Pteria)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL-OYSTER — сущ. жемчужница (моллюск)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL OYSTER — Жемчужница
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL OYSTER — зоол. жемчужница ( Pteria )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PEARL-OYSTER — _n. жемчужница (моллюск)
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PEARL-OYSTER — жемчужница (моллюск)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PEARL OYSTER — зоол. жемчужница ( Pteria )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PEARL OYSTER — зоол. жемчужница ( Pteria )
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PEARL OYSTER — жемчужница
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PEARL OYSTER — жемчужница
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PEARL-OYSTER — сущ. жемчужница ( моллюск )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PEARL-OYSTER — сущ. жемчужница (моллюск)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEARL-OYSTER — _n. жемчужница (моллюск)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PEARL-OYSTER — n. жемчужница (моллюск)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PEARL-OYSTER — жемчужница (моллюск)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PEARL-OYSTER — сущ. жемчужница (моллюск)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL OYSTER — (зоология) жемчужница (Pteria)
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PEARL — I Concretion formed by a mollusk and consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. …
Английский словарь Британика
OYSTER — Any bivalve of two families, Ostreidae (true oysters) or Aviculidae (pearl oysters), found in temperate and warm coastal waters worldwide. …
Английский словарь Британика
PEARL — I. ˈpərl, esp before pause or consonant ˈpər.əl; ˈpə̄l, ˈpəil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English perle, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OYSTER — I. ˈȯistə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English oistre, from Middle French, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEARL — (n.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between …
Английский словарь Webster
OYSTER — (n.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects …
Английский словарь Webster
PEARL — ( n. ) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEARL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OYSTER — ( n. ) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEARL — pearl 1 — pearler , n. — pearlish , adj. — pearllike , adj. /perrl/ , n. 1. a smooth, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OYSTER — /oy"steuhr/ , n. 1. any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEARL — I. ˈpər(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English perle, from Anglo-French, probably from Vulgar Latin * pernula, diminutive of Latin perna upper …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OYSTER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English oistre, from Anglo-French, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; akin to Greek ostrakon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEARL — noun a fringe or border. 2. pearl ·noun a light-colored tern. 3. pearl ·noun nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. pearl ·vi …
Webster English vocab
OYSTER — noun a name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side …
Webster English vocab
PEARL — [pearl] n [ME perle, fr. MF, prob. fr. (assumed) VL pernula, dim. of L perna upper leg, kind of sea …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEARL — Pearl concretion formed by a mollusk consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
OYSTER
Britannica English vocabulary
PEARL — pearl, Pearl BrE AmE pɜːl AmE pɝːl ▷ pearled pɜːld AmE pɝːld ▷ pearling ˈpɜːl ɪŋ AmE ˈpɝːl ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OYSTER — oyster BrE AmE ˈɔɪst ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ oyster|s z ▶ ˈ oyster bed BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEARL — / pɜːl; NAmE pɜːrl/ noun 1. [ C ] a small hard shiny white ball that forms inside the shell …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OYSTER — / ˈɔɪstə(r); NAmE / noun a large flat shellfish . Some types of oyster can be eaten and others produce …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEARL — pearl /pɜːl $ pɜːrl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: perle , from Vulgar …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OYSTER — oy ‧ ster /ˈɔɪstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: oistre …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEARL — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish-grey hard mass formed within the shell of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OYSTER — n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEARL — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish-grey hard mass formed within the shell of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OYSTER — n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEARL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish-grey hard mass formed within the shell …
Oxford English vocab
OYSTER — n.1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of European …
Oxford English vocab
PEARL — ( pearls) 1. A pearl is a hard round object which is shiny and creamy white in colour. Pearls grow …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OYSTER — ( oysters) 1. An oyster is a large flat shellfish. Some oysters can be eaten and others produce valuable objects …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEARL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be dripping with jewels/gems/pearls etc ▪ All the princes were dripping with gems. cultured pearl …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OYSTER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES oyster bed Oyster card COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE fresh ▪ As this dish contains …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEARL — [noun] - (the substance which forms) a small round object, usually white, that forms around a grain of sand inside …
Cambridge English vocab
OYSTER — [noun] [C] - a large flat shellfish, some types of which can be eaten either raw or cooked, and other …
Cambridge English vocab
PEARL — n. Bailey Pearl Mae Buck Pearl Pearl Sydenstricker Pearl Grey Pearl Harbor Pearl River Primus Pearl
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEARL — n. Concretion formed by a mollusk and consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OYSTER — n. Any bivalve of two families, Ostreidae (true oysters) or Aviculidae (pearl oysters), found in temperate and warm coastal waters …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OYSTER — See: WORLD IS ONE'S OYSTER.
Slang English vocab
OYSTER — noun Oyster is used before these nouns: ↑ mushroom , ↑ sauce , ↑ shell
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OYSTER — See: WORLD IS ONE'S OYSTER.
Словарь английских идиом
PEARL — (Heb. gabish). The Hebrew word in (Job 28:18) probably means "crystal." Pearls, however are frequently mentioned in the New Testament, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PEARL — 1. сущ. 1) а) жемчуг Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn : mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец (чего-л.) the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OYSTER — сущ. 1) устрица close/dumb as an oyster ≈ нем как рыба as like as an apple to an oyster ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL — pearl.ogg _I 1. pɜ:l n 1. 1> жемчуг cultured pearl - культивированный жемчуг Venetian pearl - искусственный жемчуг 2> жемчужина, …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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