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    what is mean by Oyster

    0  Views: 1446 Answers: 3 Posted: 9 years ago
    lindilou

    Oysters are where pearls come from!

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    Here's an image of an oyster:    


    Image result for photos of oystersYou know how "they say" someone who plays tricks on people is a trickster, and someone who is one in a group of criminals is a mobster?  Well, someone who "oys" is often called an "oyster".   What does "oy" mean?   Uh, I don't know.


     


     

    Taking them "out of their shells." They're shy and don't like it!

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    1. The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of different families of saltwater clams, bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Wikipedia





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