-OSTRACA


Meaning of -OSTRACA in English

ˈästrə̇kə also ˈȯs- noun plural combining form

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -ostraka (neuter plural of -ostrakos, from ostrakon shell) — more at oyster

: ones having (such) a shell — in names of taxa chiefly of crustaceans

Arthr ostraca

Conch ostraca

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