ostreosus

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Latin

Etymology

From ostrea (oyster) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ostreōsus (feminine ostreōsa, neuter ostreōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. abounding in oysters

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • ostreosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ostreosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ostreosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.