ostrea gigas

1. 1.

   a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay

   SynonymsJapanese oyster

   Broaderoyster

   Part ofOstrea

Questions about ostrea gigas

What does ostrea gigas mean?

ostrea gigas means "a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay".

What is another word for ostrea gigas?

Close synonyms include Japanese oyster. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.