CRASSOSTREA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Virginia oysters

Synonyms:

Crassostrea; genus Crassostrea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Crassostrea" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Crassostrea"):

Virginia oyster (common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America)

Holonyms ("Crassostrea" is a member of...):

family Ostreidae; Ostreidae (oysters)