Etymology

ostreaphile

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Today it means: An lover or aficionado of oysters as food. Full definition →

Latin ostrea
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  1. Latin · derived fromostrea“oyster”
  2. English todayostreaphile

From Latin ostrea (“oyster”), + -phile.

Words from the same roots

Latinostrea all →

oysterostraceanostreaceous

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