- ostreoid
- os·tre·oid
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ostreoid
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ostreoid — ˈästrēˌȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ostre + oid : resembling an oyster * * * ˈostreoid, a. rare 0. [f. L. ostrea oyster: see oid.] Oyster like. (Mayne, 1857.) … Useful english dictionary
ostreiform — a. oyster shaped or like. ♦ ostreiculture, n. oyster breeding. ♦ ostreoid, a. oyster like. ♦ ostreophagous, a. oyster eating … Dictionary of difficult words
ostre- — combining form or ostrei or ostreo Etymology: Latin ostre , from ostrea : oyster ostreiform … Useful english dictionary
