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Ostrea

noun

type genus of the family Ostreidae

• Syn: ↑genus Ostrea

• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ostreidae, ↑family Ostreidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑bluepoint, ↑blue point, ↑Japanese oyster, ↑Ostrea gigas

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Ostrea /osˈtri-ə/

noun

The oyster genus

ORIGIN: L ostrea, from Gr ostreon oyster

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ostreāˈceous adjective

ostreiculˈture /os-trē-i-/ noun

Oyster culture, the artificial breeding of oysters for sale

ostrēiculˈturist noun

osˈtreophage /-fāj/ noun

(see ↑-phage under ↑phag-) an oyster-eater

ostreophagous /os-tri-ofˈə-gəs/ adjective

Oyster-eating

ostreophˈagy /-ə-ji/ noun

Useful english dictionary. 2012.