- ostreoid
- \\ˈästrēˌȯid\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ostre- + -oid: resembling an oyster
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ˈostreoid, a. rare—0.[f. L. ostrea oyster: see -oid.]Oyster-like. (Mayne, 1857.)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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ostreoid — os·tre·oid … English syllables
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
