[jbovlaste] Re: Alice in Wonderland 14

[John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>]

A. PIEKARSKI scripsit:

> I'd be inclined to have {cakcurnu} mean bivalve molluscs which 
> would include oysters, clams, mussels and scallops.

I agree.

> But then what would we call an oyster specifically?

"Oyster" is a paraphyletic term specific to English for anything that
(a) is a true oyster (family Ostreidae) (b) looks like a true oyster
(c) is eaten raw like a true oyster (d) can have worthwhile pearls
harvested from it, unlike a true oyster (but excluding mussels).

So I'd go with (curnr)xoisteri or the like.

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