Στρείδι
Ostrea edulis
#nm_0416📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Streidi
- IPA
- /ˈstriði/
From Medieval Greek ὀστρείδιον ostreídion (small oyster), the initial o- lost and the ending adapted ↳ Diminutive of Ancient Greek ὄστρεον óstreon (oyster, bivalve) ↳ Origin uncertain; the traditional link with ὀστέον ostéon (bone) is rejected by Beekes, who takes the word as Pre-Greek substrate
European flat oyster. Native to European Atlantic and Mediterranean. Filter feeder, important for water quality.
Lent to: İstiridye