- ostracean
[ostracean 词源字典]
- "Of or designating the former family Ostracea (now called Ostreidae) of bivalve molluscs, containing the oysters; relating to oysters", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. From scientific Latin Ostracea, former family name + -an.[ostracean etymology, ostracean origin, 英语词源]