oyster farm
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oyster farm — n. a place where oyster beds are maintained … English World dictionary
oyster farm — /ˈɔɪstə fam/ (say oystuh fahm) noun an area of oyster beds, commercially cultivated. –oyster farmer, noun …
oyster farm — a place where oyster beds are kept. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
oyster farm — noun : a stretch of sea bottom devoted to oyster culture … Useful english dictionary
oyster-farm — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb : to culture or grow oysters … Useful english dictionary
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge — The Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge on the north shore of Long Island consists of high quality marine habitats that support a variety of aquatic dependent wildlife. The refuge s waters and marshes surround Sagamore Hill National Historic Site … Wikipedia
Oyster farming — Harvesting oysters from the pier at Cancale, Brittany, France 2005 Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are raised for human consumption. Oyster farming most likely developed in tandem with pearl farming, a… … Wikipedia
oyster — n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of European waters. 2 an oyster shaped morsel of meat in a fowl s back. 3 something regarded as containing all that one desires (the… … Useful english dictionary
farm — farmable, adj. /fahrm/, n. 1. a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood. 2. land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster… … Universalium
farm — /fam / (say fahm) noun 1. a tract of land devoted to agriculture. 2. a farmhouse. 3. a tract of land or water devoted to some other industry, especially the raising of livestock, fish, etc.: a chicken farm; an oyster farm. 4. the system, method,… …
