Ostraeacea

plural noun

Os·​trae·​a·​cea

ˌästrēˈāshēə

: a suborder of the order Eulamellibranchia including the common oysters and related mollusks

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Ostrea + -acea

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