Meanings
adjectiveostreophagous (not comparable)
- not comparableoyster-eating
Origin
(Greek) ostreo- + -phagous Ostrei (Latin) genitive singular to ostreum (Latin) Alternative form of oyster
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APA
ostreophagous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostreophagous
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“ostreophagous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostreophagous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ostreophagous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostreophagous.
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