The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ostrea \Os"tre*a\, n. [L., an oyster.] (Zool.) A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ostrea n 1: type genus of the family Ostreidae [syn: Ostrea, genus Ostrea]