OSSIFEROUS

ossiferous

(adjective) containing bones (especially fossil bones); “ossiferous caves”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ossiferous (comparative more ossiferous, superlative most ossiferous)

containing or yielding bone

Source: Wiktionary


Os*sif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. os, ossis, a bone + -ferous: cf. F. ossifère.]

Definition: Containing or yielding bone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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