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ostracean

/ɒsˈtɹeɪʃi.ən/

ostracean noun: any bivalve of the family Ostreidae; an oyster.

Noun

ostracean (plural ostraceans)

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

Forms of ostracean

pluralostraceans

Origin of ostracean

From Latin ostrea (“an oyster”). See oyster.

Questions about ostracean

What does ostracean mean?
Ostracean means any bivalve of the family Ostreidae; an oyster.
What part of speech is ostracean?
Ostracean is a noun.
How do you pronounce ostracean?
Ostracean is pronounced /ɒsˈtɹeɪʃi.ən/.
What is the plural of ostracean?
The plural of ostracean is ostraceans.

Words near ostracean in the dictionary

  1. ostosis
  2. ostotic
  3. OSTP
  4. Ostpolitik
  5. ostraca
  6. ostracean
  7. ostraceans
  8. ostraceous
  9. ostraciid
  10. ostraciids
  11. ostraciiform

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