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1913
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Ostreaceous
Osˊtre-a′ceous
,
Adj.
[L.
ostrea
an oyster. See
Oyster
.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.
The crustaceous or
ostreaceous
body.
Cudworth.
Definition
2024
ostreaceous
ostreaceous
English
Adjective
ostreaceous
(
not comparable
)
(
zoology
)
Of or pertaining to an
oyster
, or to a
shell
.
The crustaceous or
ostreaceous
body.
—
Cudworth.
Etymology
Latin
ostrea
an oyster. See
oyster
.
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