1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 361/2It exists also in the *Ostreiform Gryphææ.
1895 Edin. Rev. Oct. 369The Londoner's diet might be thought to be much more largely ostreiform.
1883 Daily Tel. 29 Dec. 5/3The notorious *ostreophage..were he to look in at a few of the West-end oyster shops.
1841 Fraser's Mag. XXIII. 463Astonishing the natives, like Dando the *ostreophagist.
1857 Mayne Expos. Lex. ,*Ostreophagous.
1882 Daily News 17 Feb. 5/3 A great advantage to the ostreophagous part of our population.
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