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oyster vs Japanese oyster

Japanese oyster vs oyster

oyster and Japanese oyster both are nouns.

oyster is a verb but Japanese oyster is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oyster Yes No Yes No
Japanese oyster Yes No No No
As nouns, Japanese oyster is a hyponym of oyster; that is, Japanese oyster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oyster:
  • oyster: marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
  • Japanese oyster: a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
Other hyponyms of oyster include seed oyster, blue point, bluepoint, Ostrea gigas, Virginia oyster, pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, Anomia ephippium, saddle oyster, capiz, Placuna placenta, window oyster, windowpane oyster.
oyster (noun) Japanese oyster (noun)
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
edible body of any of numerous oysters
a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
oyster (verb) Japanese oyster (verb)
gather oysters, dig oysters
Difference between oyster and Japanese oyster

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