İstiridye

Ostrea edulis
#nm_0406📍 Turkish Aegean
Language
Turkish
Transliteration
Istiridye
IPA
/istiɾiˈdje/

From Greek ὀστρείδιον ostreídion (small oyster) ↳ Diminutive of ὄστρεον óstreon (oyster)

European flat oyster. Native to European Atlantic and Mediterranean. Filter feeder, important for water quality.

Borrowed from: Στρείδι

Same species, different names