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- noun zoology Any member of the
Ostreidae .
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The ostreid virus is likely to have been in New Zealand for "some time,"
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Scientists have confirmed the presence of ostreid herpesvirus-1 after some farmers reported significant losses of juvenile oysters, according to a statement today from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
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