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ostreophagous

ostreophagous adjective: oyster-eating.

Adjective

ostreophagous (not comparable)

  1. oyster-eating

Origin of ostreophagous

(Greek) ostreo- + -phagous Ostrei (Latin) genitive singular to ostreum (Latin) Alternative form of oyster

Questions about ostreophagous

What does ostreophagous mean?
Ostreophagous means oyster-eating.
What part of speech is ostreophagous?
Ostreophagous is an adjective.

Words near ostreophagous in the dictionary

  1. ostreoliths
  2. ostreolysin
  3. ostreophage
  4. ostreophagist
  5. ostreophagists
  6. ostreophagous
  7. ostrich
  8. Ostrich Alliance
  9. ostrich dinosaur
  10. ostrich dinosaurs
  11. ostrich fern

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