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      oysters
      noun
      a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
      edible body of any of numerous oysters
      marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
      verb
      gather oysters, dig oysters
      Roots
      ostreonoyster- · Greek · oyster, shell
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