ostreaceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒstrɪˈeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌɑstriˈeɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ostrea , -aceous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin ostrea oyster n. + -aceous suffix, after crustaceous adj. Compare ostraceous adj. Compare also ostracean adj.

rare.

Of the nature of an oyster or oyster-shell; resembling or characteristic of an oyster; oyster-like. Cf. ostracean adj., ostraceous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [adjective] > of or relating to oyster > of the nature of or resembling

oyster-like1665

ostreaceous1678

ostraceous1822

ostreiform1840

ostracine1890

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 790 That Outer vestment, of the Terrestial Body, (styled in Plato τὸ ὀστρεῶδες, the Crustaceous or Ostreaceous Body).

1833 New Monthly Mag. 38 223 His very life and being may be said to have been, in a great degree, ostreaceous.

1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Feb. 4/2 Our own native..though absolutely the smallest among the sons of the primitive ostreaceous ancestors, is still round and plump and well flavoured.

1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 65 The baked earth scent of girls in summer was cut by another scent that was womanly, grown-up, profound, metallic, ostreaceous, sudorific.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ostreaceous
释义	ostreaceousadj. Brit. /ˌɒstrɪˈeɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌɑstriˈeɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ostrea , -aceous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin ostrea oyster n. + -aceous suffix, after crustaceous adj. Compare ostraceous adj. Compare also ostracean adj. rare. Of the nature of an oyster or oyster-shell; resembling or characteristic of an oyster; oyster-like. Cf. ostracean adj., ostraceous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [adjective] > of or relating to oyster > of the nature of or resembling oyster-like1665 ostreaceous1678 ostraceous1822 ostreiform1840 ostracine1890 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 790 That Outer vestment, of the Terrestial Body, (styled in Plato τὸ ὀστρεῶδες, the Crustaceous or Ostreaceous Body). 1833 New Monthly Mag. 38 223 His very life and being may be said to have been, in a great degree, ostreaceous. 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Feb. 4/2 Our own native..though absolutely the smallest among the sons of the primitive ostreaceous ancestors, is still round and plump and well flavoured. 1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 65 The baked earth scent of girls in summer was cut by another scent that was womanly, grown-up, profound, metallic, ostreaceous, sudorific. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1678
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