ostreophagistn.
/ˌɒstrɪə(ʊ)ˈfeɪdʒɪst/, U.S. /ˌɑstriᵻˈfeɪdʒəst/ rare.
A person who or thing which eats or feeds on oysters.
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ostreophagist1841
ostreophage1883
1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 463 Astonishing the natives, like Dando the ostreophagist.
1852 Westm. Rev. Jan. 43 The world is mainly made up of such ostreophagists.
1990 Times (Nexis) 14 Jan. (Travel section) How many guzzling French ostreophagists would know that most of today's oysters originated in Japan?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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