Common name of Saccostrea glomerata
 
Common Name New zealand rock oyster
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2020
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier locality/area
Remarks 'rock', from Old English 'rocc', i.e., 'stone'; 'oyster', from Old French 'oistre', i.e., 'shell'. Also Ref. 77129.
 
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