Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Ostreal; ostracean.

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  • What the forces are that have induced this form it is not easy to see from the study of this form alone; but the ostrean form is the base of a series, from the summit of which we get a clearer view. "

    Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work 1872

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