Word Meanings - OSTRACEAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Any one of a family of bivalves, of which the oyster is the type.

OYSTERLING
A young oyster.
FAMILY
A groupe of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zoölogy
WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
WHICH
the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
OYSTERING
Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.
OYSTER-GREEN
A green membranous seaweed often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.
OYSTER
Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster , and the American oyster
ROYSTER; ROYSTERER
same as Roister, Roisterer.
SUBFAMILY
One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided.
SUPERFAMILY
A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.