Olympia oyster
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Olympia, Washington.
Noun
editOlympia oyster (plural Olympia oysters)
- 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.