Meanings
nounpearl oyster (plural pearl oysters)
plural pearl oysters
- Any of several bivalve molluscs that are a source of pearls, but especially Pinctada margaritifera.
Synonyms: pearl shell
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several bivalve molluscs that are a source of pearls, but especially Pinctada margaritifera.
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More synonyms by meaning
nountropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls
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Pinctada margaritifera
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian бисерна мида
- бисерна мида (biserna mida)bivalve mollusc that is a source of pearls
Catalan ostra perlera
- ostra perlerabivalve mollusc that is a source of pearls
Chinese Mandarin 珍珠貝 /珍珠贝
- 珍珠貝 /珍珠贝bivalve mollusc that is a source of pearls
Finnish helmisimpukka
- helmisimpukkabivalve mollusc that is a source of pearls
German Perlmuschel
- Perlmuschelbivalve mollusc that is a source of pearls
Romanian scoică de mărgăritar
- scoică de mărgăritarbivalve mollusc that is a source of pearls
Spanish ostra perlífera
- ostra perlíferabivalve mollusc that is a source of pearls
Cite this entry
APA
pearl oyster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20oyster
MLA
“pearl oyster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20oyster. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pearl oyster,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20oyster.
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