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BLUEPOINT: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  'bloo`poynt

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  small edible oyster typically from the south shore of Long Island
  2. [n]  oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
 
 Synonyms: blue point, blue point
 
 See Also: bluepoint, bluepoint, genus Ostrea, huitre, Ostrea, oyster, oyster

 

 

 

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