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CRASSOSTREA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Crassostrea mean?
• CRASSOSTREA (noun)
The noun CRASSOSTREA has 1 sense:
1. Virginia oysters
Familiarity information: CRASSOSTREA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Virginia oysters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Crassostrea; genus Crassostrea
Hypernyms ("Crassostrea" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Crassostrea"):
Virginia oyster (common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America)
Holonyms ("Crassostrea" is a member of...):
family Ostreidae; Ostreidae (oysters)
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