Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olympia oyster

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: olympia oys-ter
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of edible oyster, Ostrea lurida, native to the North Pacific coast of North America.

Example Sentences

"There’s a nice example, potentially, in San Francisco Bay, which prior to the Gold Rush in the 1850s teemed with Olympia oysters."

Etymology

Named after Olympia, Washington.

Inflected Forms

Olympia oysters (plural)

Questions

What does olympia oyster mean?: A species of edible oyster, Ostrea lurida, native to the North Pacific coast of North America.
Where does olympia oyster come from?: Named after Olympia, Washington.

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