Olympia oyster

English

Etymology

Named after Olympia, Washington.

Noun

Olympia oyster (plural Olympia oysters)

1. A species of edible oyster, Ostrea lurida, native to the North Pacific coast of North America.
   • 2015 May 21, Victoria Schlesinger, “Backyard evolution”, in Aeon‎^[1]:

     There’s a nice example, potentially, in San Francisco Bay, which prior to the Gold Rush in the 1850s teemed with Olympia oysters.