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ostreaceous

/ˌɒstɹiˈeɪʃəs/

ostreaceous adjective: of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell.

Adjective

ostreaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell.
    • the crustaceous or ostreaceous body1678, R[alph] Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe: The First Part; wherein All the Reason and Philosophy of Atheism is Confuted; and Its Impossibility Demonstrated, London: […]...
  2. shaped like an oyster
    • ostreaceous psoriais

Origin of ostreaceous

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

Questions about ostreaceous

What does ostreaceous mean?
Ostreaceous means of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell.
What part of speech is ostreaceous?
Ostreaceous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ostreaceous?
Ostreaceous is pronounced /ˌɒstɹiˈeɪʃəs/.

Words near ostreaceous in the dictionary

  1. ostrasize
  2. Ostrava
  3. Ostrea Lake
  4. ostreacean
  5. ostreaceans
  6. ostreaceous
  7. ostreacultural
  8. ostreaculture
  9. ostreaculturist
  10. ostreaculturists
  11. ostreaphile

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