Etymology · Ancient Greek
ὄστρακον
4 English words descend from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον, most common first.
- malacostracologycarcinology, the study of crustaceans
- ostracodermAny of the armored jawless fishes of the Paleozoic.
- ostraconA piece of pottery or stone, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel, especially one used to cast a vote during the Ancient Greek process of ostracism.
- ostracumA fragment of pottery.