family ostreidae

English Thesaurus

1. oysters (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	oyster,
definition	:	marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	genus ostrea, ostrea,
definition	:	type genus of the family Ostreidae (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	crassostrea, genus crassostrea,
definition	:	Virginia oysters (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	bivalvia, class bivalvia, class lamellibranchia, class pelecypoda, lamellibranchia,
definition	:	oysters; clams; scallops; mussels (noun.animal)