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    OSTREA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Ostreidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Ostrea; Ostrea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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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