Pacific oyster

American  

noun

1. Japanese oyster.

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Example Sentences

The Pacific oyster has roughly 9.45 grams of protein, 8 milligrams of vitamin C and 168 milligrams of potassium in a 100-gram serving of oyster, according to the USDA’s FoodData Central.

From Fox News • Aug. 5, 2021

A sickening smell at the shallow Pipe Clay Lagoon is how Pacific oyster mortality syndrome introduced itself to Steve Calvert.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2019

WASHINGTON’S 2.5-INCH minimum for recreationally harvested oysters protects most Olys, which range from the size of a silver dollar to 3 inches across — about a third the size of a Pacific oyster.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2019

It was eight degrees outside, and the waitress explained that the tea, made from barley, was intentionally paired with the Pacific oyster, which was the first course of the omakase.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 11, 2018

“From the time eggs are fertilised, Pacific oyster larvae precipitate roughly 90% of their bodyweight as calcium carbonate shell within 48 hours,” George Waldbusser at Oregon State University told the Climate News Network.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2017