Ostrea

Os´tre`a

n.

1.

(Zool.) A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Ostrea - type genus of the family Ostreidae   genus Ostrea mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks family Ostreidae, Ostreidae - oysters blue point, bluepoint - small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island Japanese oyster, Ostrea gigas - a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay