ostracean

English

Etymology

From Latin ostrea (an oyster). See oyster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɒsˈtɹeɪʃi.ən/, /ɒsˈtɹeɪʃən/

Noun

ostracean (plural ostraceans)

  1. (zoology, archaic) Any bivalve of the family Ostreidae; an oyster.

References

  • ostracean in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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