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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Ostreidae — theoysters .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There, they grow both the rock oyster and the rarer Belons (Ostrea edulis), which possess an intense mineral flavor.
Oysters Come Back in Vogue Will Lyons 2010
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There are two main kinds of oysters found in the British Isles: the flat, or native, oyster (Ostrea edulis), most famously grown among the beds in Whitstable, Colchester and Helford; and the rock, or Pacific, oyster (Crassostrea gigas), which was introduced commercially into Britain in the 1960s.
Oysters Come Back in Vogue Will Lyons 2010
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Now, tell me, is it possible for you to talk with your wholesalers in Paris and locate for me a few Ostrea lurida?
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Now, tell me, is it possible for you to talk with your wholesalers in Paris and locate for me a few Ostrea lurida?
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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The Ostrea edulis is the oyster that grows off Brittany.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Now, tell me, is it possible for you to talk with your wholesalers in Paris and locate for me a few Ostrea lurida?
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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The Ostrea edulis is the oyster that grows off Brittany.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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The Ostrea edulis is the oyster that grows off Brittany.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Now, tell me, is it possible for you to talk with your wholesalers in Paris and locate for me a few Ostrea lurida?
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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The Ostrea edulis is the oyster that grows off Brittany.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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