ostreaphile

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noun

An lover or aficionado of oysters as food.

OriginLatin ostrea →
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Meanings

nounostreaphile (plural ostreaphiles)

plural ostreaphiles

  1. An lover or aficionado of oysters as food.

Origin

  1. Latinostrea“oyster”
  2. Englishostreaphile

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

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APA

ostreaphile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostreaphile

MLA

“ostreaphile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostreaphile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ostreaphile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostreaphile.

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