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OSTREA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Ostreidae
Synonyms:
genus Ostrea; Ostrea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ostrea" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Ostrea"):
blue point; bluepoint (small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island)
Japanese oyster; Ostrea gigas (a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay)
Holonyms ("Ostrea" is a member of...):
family Ostreidae; Ostreidae (oysters)
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