Meaning

2 senses

  1. A small oyster, of species Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.

  2. A colourpoint cat with blue markings.

More definitions
  • small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island
  • oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Named after Blue Point, New York From blue + point.

Named after Blue Point, New York

From blue + point.

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Forms

plural: bluepoints

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island:blue point
  • oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw:blue point

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bluebirdbluegrassbluenessblueprintbluesbluff

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