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Meaning of OSTREA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  type genus of the family Ostreidae
 

OSTREA is a 6 letter word that starts with O.

 

 Synonyms: genus Ostrea
 
 See Also: blue point, bluepoint, family Ostreidae, Japanese oyster, mollusk genus, Ostrea gigas, Ostreidae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Os"tre*a\, n. [L., an oyster.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters.

 

 

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