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“oyster” in Latin
ostreaoyster, musselostreāriusof or pertaining to oystersostreōsusabounding in oystersMăcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero'sfibrafibre, filament; entrailstestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a sort of clapping with the flat of the hands (as if with two tiles), in token of a
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
oyster
ostrea; ostreum (poetical). Of or belonging to oysters, ostrearius: full of oysters, ostreosus (poetical): an oyster-bed or pit, ostrearium; ostrearium vivarium (artificially prepared; Vid: Plin., 9, 54, 79; Macrobius, Sat., 2, 11): the beard of an oyster, fibrae: bread eaten with oysters, panis ostrearius: the taking of oysters, ostrearum lectio (☞ not captura): a dealer in oysters, ostrearius: an oyster-shell, testa: to open an oyster, testam discuneare.
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- What is the Latin word for oyster?
- The usual Latin words for “oyster” are ostrea, ostreārius, ostreōsus; also Măcrŏbĭus, fibra, testa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.