Ossiferous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing or yielding bone.

    "In the ossiferous caves we found many intact skeletons."

Adjective
  1. 1
    containing bones (especially fossil bones) wordnet

Synonyms

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bonebonyossified

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"In the ossiferous caves we found many intact skeletons."

Etymology

From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ferous. Compare French ossifère.

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