English noun: bluepoint | |||
1. | bluepoint (food) oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw | ||
Synonyms | blue point | ||
Broader (hypernym) | huitre, oyster | ||
Part meronym | blue point, bluepoint | ||
2. | bluepoint (animal) small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island | ||
Synonyms | blue point | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oyster | ||
Part holonym | blue point, bluepoint | ||
Member meronym | genus Ostrea, Ostrea | ||