Crassostrea

Translingual

Crassostrea gigas

Etymology

From Latin crassus (“thick”) + ostrea (“oyster”)

Proper noun

Crassostrea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Ostreidae – most of the oyster species used as human food.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Ostreida - order; Ostreina - suborder; Ostreoidea - superfamily; Ostreidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): For species see Crassostrea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

References

Crassostrea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Crassostrea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Crassostrea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Crassostrea at World Register of Marine Species
Crassostrea on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Crassostrea at Encyclopedia of Life
Crassostrea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Crassostrea at Fossilworks

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