"ostracean" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒsˈtɹeɪʃi.ən/, /ɒsˈtɹeɪʃən/ Forms: ostraceans [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ostrea (“an oyster”). See oyster. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ostrea||an oyster}} Latin ostrea (“an oyster”), {{m|en|oyster}} oyster Head templates: {{en-noun}} ostracean (plural ostraceans)
  1. (zoology, archaic) Any bivalve of the family Ostreidae; an oyster. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Bivalves

Inflected forms

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