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oys·ter
 oyster
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An oyster is a small animal with a soft body and a hard shell that has two parts that can open and close. Oyster shells are very shiny inside, and sometimes pearls grow in them. Oysters live in shallow parts of the ocean.
People eat some kinds of oysters, but they have to open their shells first.
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