ὄστρε-ονorὄστρειον,τό,
A. oyster; the proper Att. form isὄστρειον( ὄστρεια . . ἔλεγον οἱ ἀρχαῖοι
Ath. 3.92e
, cf. Moer. p.285 P. (who recommendsὀστρία[ῑ] wrongly), Phot. , etc.), and this is required by the metre in the earlier Poets, κόγχοι, μύες, κὤστρεια
A. Fr. 34
; ὄστρεια συμμεμυκότα
Epich. 42
(ὄστρεαcodd. Ath. ); πίννῃσι καὶ ὀστρείοισιν ὁμοίη
Cratin. 8
; πίνναι, λεπάδες, μύες, ὄστρεια
Anaxandr. 41.61
(anap.); whileὄστρεονis used in late Ep. , Matro Conv. 16 , Nic. Fr. 83 , and is found in Pap., PCair.Zen. 82.13
(iii B. C.), POxy. 738.5
(i A. D.):—the readings vary in Pl. (v. infr. III), as in Arist. , cf. HA 490b10 , 525a20 : generally, of allbivalves, ib. 525a20 , 528a1 , Fr. 304 , Gal. 12.345 .