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Olympia oyster
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English
Etymology
Named after Olympia, Washington.
Noun
A species of edible oyster, Ostrea lurida species, native to the North Pacific coast of North America.
en 21 May 2015 Victoria Schlesinger Backyard evolution Aeon https://aeon.co/essays/evolution-is-a-grand-process-that-works-even-on-a-tiny-scale There’s a nice example, potentially, in San Francisco Bay, which prior to the Gold Rush in the 1850s teemed with Olympia oysters. 23 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180106143834/https://aeon.co/essays/evolution-is-a-grand-process-that-works-even-on-a-tiny-scale 6 January 2018
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