genus ostrea

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Ostreidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mollusk genus,
definition	:	a genus of mollusks (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	blue point, bluepoint,
definition	:	small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	japanese oyster, ostrea gigas,
definition	:	a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family ostreidae, ostreidae,
definition	:	oysters (noun.animal)