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pearl oyster

Any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae and especially of the genus Pinctada that produce commercially harvested pearls.

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pearl oyster

(Animals) any of various tropical marine bivalves of the genus Pinctada and related genera: a major source of pearls

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pearl′ oys`ter

any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, inhabiting tropical waters, some of which form pearls of great value.

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Noun

pearl oyster - tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls

Pinctada margaritifera

oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

genus Pinctada, Pinctada - pearl oysters

Translations

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pearl oyster

n → ostrica perlifera

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These included an imported ceramic vase - which the public can now see on display at Louvre Abu Dhabi - as well as flint arrowheads and pearl oyster shell buttons, which are currently on display at Qasr Al Hosn.

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These included an imported ceramic vase -- which the public can now see on display at Louvre Abu Dhabi -- as well as flint arrowheads and pearl oyster shell buttons, which are currently on display at Qasr Al Hosn.

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The experts said among the ad-vantages of pearl oyster farming is its low material inputs.

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Therefore, complete mitochondrial genomes of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii and the winged pearl oyster Pteria penguin were sequenced.

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The GDN reported last year that the SCE was introducing new measures to protect Bahrain's marine environment, including coral reefs and pearl oyster beds.

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In this study, we firstly investigated the associations of genome methylation level and growth traits in pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata (P.

Correlation between Genome Methylation Level and Growth Trait of Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata

The frequency of SSRs detected in this study was higher than 1.53% in pearl oyster P.

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Digital image analysis of lipid and protein histochemical markers for measuring oocyte development and quality in pearl oyster Pinctada mazatlanica (Hanley, 1856).

Gametogenic cycle of the oyster, Pinctada imbricata, in suspended culture in the Gulf of Cariaco, Venezuela

(5) Title: "Differential Gene Expression during Larval Metamorphic Development in the Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata, Based on Transcriptome Analysis." Through RNA sequencing, the authors studied changes in the gene expression pattern during the metamorphic development of a pearl oyster.