| NOUN | animal | Ostreidae, family Ostreidae | oysters |
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| Meaning | oysters. | |
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| Synonym | family Ostreidae | |
| Member of | Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, Lamellibranchia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda | oysters |
| Members | Crassostrea, genus Crassostrea | Virginia oysters |
| Ostrea, genus Ostrea | type genus of the family Ostreidae | |
| oyster | marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell | |
| Broader | mollusk family | A family of mollusks |