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ostreaceous

/ˌɒstɹiˈeɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-trea-ceous
IPA
/ˌɒstɹiˈeɪʃəs/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell.

adj

shaped like an oyster

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin ostrea (“an oyster”). See oyster.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce ostreaceous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɒstɹiˈeɪʃəs/.
What does ostreaceous mean?
Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell.
Where does ostreaceous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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