Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pinctada_margaritifera

1 sense of pinctada margaritifera

Sense 1
pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera -- (tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls)
       => oyster -- (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)