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924 lines
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"oyster crab":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tiny crab ( Pinnotheres ostreum ) that lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the oyster":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1756, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175108",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"oyster mushroom":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an edible mushroom ( Pleurotus ostreatus ) that grows especially on deciduous trees and deadwood":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Hamsa has a king oyster mushroom skewer generously drizzled with chimichurri that rivals even the lamb and beef kebab. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 11 May 2022",
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"If using a grill, brush the oyster mushroom slices with olive oil. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"In another chapter Sheldrake describes a plan to inoculate a copy of Entangled Life with oyster mushroom spores, then cook and eat the fungi that have eaten his book. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Schlanger, The New York Review of Books , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"The crisp tavern-style pies, chicken sandwiches and vegetarian-friendly fried oyster mushroom sammies are welcome additions to the Bridgeport dining scene. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"With a moderately sticky texture and a sweet-salty flavor, thanks to pineapple juice and coconut aminos, Moku\u2019s king oyster mushroom jerky is the ideal gateway to fungi fandom. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 July 2021",
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"Vegan options include oyster mushroom wings and cauliflower wings, vegan burgers, chicken patties, pepperoni and sausage for pizza, and vegan mozzarella. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2021",
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"Millennium\u2019s fried calamari-like oyster mushroom appetizer ($15) makes an appearance here. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 18 Aug. 2020",
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"Currently, lion\u2019s mane, shiitake, tree oyster, pink oyster and yellow oyster mushroom kits are available for $25 each. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 10 June 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074449"
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},
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"oyster nut":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a climbing plant ( Telfairia pedata ) that is indigenous to East Africa and has large edible nutlike seeds yielding an oil similar to olive oil":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183302"
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},
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"oyster plant":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": salsify":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Snake plants and oyster plants vie for space with natives. \u2014 Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald , 20 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190358"
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},
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"oysterman":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who gathers, opens, breeds, or sells oysters":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fi-st\u0259r-m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the Free Jacks, a combination of international stars and young American players who hold local jobs (including a Rhode Island oysterman ), refused to quit. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2021",
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"Byron Encalade, a longtime oysterman who opposes diversions, applauded whatever efforts the state might take to address the damage to the fishing communities. \u2014 John Schwartz, New York Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"Mitch Jurisich, a third-generation oysterman , dropped a long pair of oyster tongs into the Gulf of Mexico and lightly raked the water bottom. \u2014 Halle Parker | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 31 Jan. 2021",
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"Oyster Task Force chair and longtime Plaquemines Parish oysterman Mitch Jurisich called out both departments for not prioritizing the oyster industry's interests in the plans. \u2014 Halle Parker | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 8 Dec. 2020",
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"Kornack, the oysterman , came to the Carolinas in 1994, but his wife\u2019s family, whose roots in McClellanville date to the 19th century, carries the trauma of Hugo. \u2014 Richard Fausset, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Sep. 2019",
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"Polous, a shrimper and oysterman , lost 14 boats, his home and pickup trucks in the quick-moving conflagration Sunday that left behind a trail of ash and ruins in Eastpoint, just across the river from the historic town of Apalachicola. \u2014 Brendan Farrington And Gary Fineout, Sun-Sentinel.com , 28 June 2018",
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"Polous, a shrimper and oysterman , lost 14 boats, his home and pickup trucks in the quick-moving conflagration Sunday that left behind a trail of ash and ruins in Eastpoint, just across the river from the historic town of Apalachicola. \u2014 Brendan Farrington And Gary Fineout, Sun-Sentinel.com , 28 June 2018",
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"Polous, a shrimper and oysterman , lost 14 boats, his home and pickup trucks in the quick-moving conflagration Sunday that left behind a trail of ash and ruins in Eastpoint, just across the river from the historic town of Apalachicola. \u2014 Brendan Farrington And Gary Fineout, Sun-Sentinel.com , 28 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191116"
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},
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"oyster plover":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": oystercatcher":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231805"
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},
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"oysterling":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a young or small oyster":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fist\u0259(r)li\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"oyster + -ling":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015247"
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},
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"oyster rake":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a long-handled rake usually with curved teeth for gathering oysters in water of moderate depth":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050737"
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},
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"oyster cracker":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small salted usually round cracker":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"She and Duane were sitting on the dock in front of their cafe, chatting as water lapped against the pier and birds pecked at crushed oyster crackers at their feet. \u2014 Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2019",
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"The dinner will be served with a breadbasket of hush puppies and oyster crackers and coffee or tea will be offered afterward. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 26 June 2019",
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"The guy who rushed to put oyster crackers in my bag of cake. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2018",
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"In the decision room, judges sit before mountains of plastic forks and bowls of oyster crackers , a palate cleanser. \u2014 Claire Mcneill, Bon Appetit , 13 Apr. 2018",
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"An overpowering potpourri flavor from bitter dried oregano, basil, and other once-green herbs can\u2019t be covered up with oyster crackers and red wine vinegar. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit , 14 Mar. 2018",
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"Ladle into bowls and sprinkle each with parsley and some of the oyster crackers . \u2014 Judy Walker, NOLA.com , 20 Feb. 2018",
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"Maybe the assistant coach forgot the oyster crackers . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Mar. 2018",
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"Serve right away with warm bread or oyster crackers . \u2014 Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-063654"
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},
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"oysters":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various marine bivalve mollusks (family Ostreidae) that have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle and include commercially important shellfish":[],
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": any of various mollusks resembling or related to the oysters":[],
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": something that is or can be readily made to serve one's personal ends":[
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"the world was her oyster"
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],
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": a small mass of muscle contained in a concavity of the pelvic bone on each side of the back of a fowl":[],
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": an extremely taciturn person":[],
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": a grayish-white color":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fi-st\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"You\u2019re not confined to the cafe next door or the bar nearby\u2014the world is literally your oyster . \u2014 Nancy Marshall, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"There is, of course, an oyster selection (six for $25), as well as hamachi ($24), and the appetizer segment is based on long tradition. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"Among recent claims were a supposedly self-sealing, self-changing trash can that only self-sealed; a takeout dish of garlic oysters that arrived all oyster and no garlic; pulpy watermelon juice that indeed came with pulp but also with seeds. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
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"Lovely white peach, green melon, and lime zest join on a long, crisp palate edged with a refreshing vein of salinity and oyster -shell minerality, with hints of tropical fruit and fresh herbs emerging on the finish. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
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"The growth has also raised questions from members of other marine industries about whether the oyster business is growing too fast. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
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"The state\u2019s 2021 oyster harvest was the largest and most valuable in its history, according to recent data from the Department of Marine Resources in Maine. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
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"Dim lighting, an oyster shell chandelier, and gilded mirrors adorn the interior of this casual-hip spot. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
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"With wood floors, red brick walls, a marble oyster bar and a patio with the feel of a botanical conservatory, McAdoo\u2019s deftly straddles that New Braunfels line between dress-up and dress-down. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English oistre, borrowed from Anglo-French oistre, ostre, going back to Latin ostrea, ostreum \"bivalve mollusk, oyster,\" borrowed from Greek \u00f3streion, \u00f3streon, of uncertain origin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074141"
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},
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"oyster bed":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a place where oysters grow or are cultivated":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The hands-on outing combines sightseeing, hauling in lobster traps, surfcast fishing from the shore, and digging for Retsyo oysters in an oyster bed farm just 900 feet from the hotel. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Some of the proceeds from this wine are donated to oyster bed revitalization efforts, to ensure there will always be food to enjoy with it. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Additional reefs would be built in other public oyster grounds where conditions are suitable for growing oysters, but where substrate cultch \u2014 the stone, shells and other material that makes up an oyster bed \u2014 does not exist. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 9 Aug. 2020",
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"Before pollution from industrialization nearly wiped them out, oyster beds \u2014comprising trillions of oysters\u2014covered as many as 200,000 acres in New York Harbor, and New York City was the world\u2019s oyster culture epicenter. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"From oyster bed restoration projects to the increase in marine protected areas, conservation efforts are growing worldwide. \u2014 Nusmila Lohani, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Apr. 2020",
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"One is a program to elevate oyster beds , protecting them from low-oxygen conditions along the bottom. \u2014 al , 3 Jan. 2020",
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"Heavy flooding by the Mississippi River earlier this year, along with other extreme weather around the U.S., is wreaking havoc on oyster beds along the Gulf of Mexico and pushing up prices for the delicacy. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 22 Oct. 2019",
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"The decrease in the water's salinity around Louisiana oyster beds proved deadly for many of the shellfish. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 22 Oct. 2019"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-093329"
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},
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"oysterbird":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sanderling":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111247"
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},
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"oyster":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various marine bivalve mollusks (family Ostreidae) that have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle and include commercially important shellfish":[],
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": any of various mollusks resembling or related to the oysters":[],
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": something that is or can be readily made to serve one's personal ends":[
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"the world was her oyster"
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],
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": a small mass of muscle contained in a concavity of the pelvic bone on each side of the back of a fowl":[],
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": an extremely taciturn person":[],
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": a grayish-white color":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fi-st\u0259r"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"You\u2019re not confined to the cafe next door or the bar nearby\u2014the world is literally your oyster . \u2014 Nancy Marshall, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"There is, of course, an oyster selection (six for $25), as well as hamachi ($24), and the appetizer segment is based on long tradition. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"Among recent claims were a supposedly self-sealing, self-changing trash can that only self-sealed; a takeout dish of garlic oysters that arrived all oyster and no garlic; pulpy watermelon juice that indeed came with pulp but also with seeds. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
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"Lovely white peach, green melon, and lime zest join on a long, crisp palate edged with a refreshing vein of salinity and oyster -shell minerality, with hints of tropical fruit and fresh herbs emerging on the finish. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
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"The growth has also raised questions from members of other marine industries about whether the oyster business is growing too fast. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
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"The state\u2019s 2021 oyster harvest was the largest and most valuable in its history, according to recent data from the Department of Marine Resources in Maine. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
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"Dim lighting, an oyster shell chandelier, and gilded mirrors adorn the interior of this casual-hip spot. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
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"With wood floors, red brick walls, a marble oyster bar and a patio with the feel of a botanical conservatory, McAdoo\u2019s deftly straddles that New Braunfels line between dress-up and dress-down. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English oistre, borrowed from Anglo-French oistre, ostre, going back to Latin ostrea, ostreum \"bivalve mollusk, oyster,\" borrowed from Greek \u00f3streion, \u00f3streon, of uncertain origin":""
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-122539"
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"Oyster Bay pine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": either of two Australian cypress pines ( Callitris tasmanica and C. oblonga )":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Oyster Bay , Tasmania, Australia":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144808"
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"oyster leech":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a polyclad turbellarian worm ( Stylochus frontalis ) that is barred in brown and flesh and is a pest feeding on oysters along the coast of Florida":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152347"
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"oyster culture":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the cultivation of oysters in prepared beds":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-164038"
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"oystercatcher":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": any of a family (Haematopodidae containing a single genus Haematopus ) of wading birds that have stout legs, a heavy wedge-shaped bill, and often black-and-white plumage":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fi-st\u0259r-\u02ccka-ch\u0259r",
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"-\u02ccke-"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In Fairhaven, there were reports of a sora, two stilt sandpipers, and an American oystercatcher , and in Dartmouth, a yellow-throated warbler was discovered on private property. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
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"As the project expanded, so did public interest, with colorful murals of the American oystercatcher , bald eagles and cerulean warblers embellishing public spaces throughout Upper Manhattan, from Hamilton Heights to Harlem. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Aug. 2021",
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