Definitions for ossiferousɒˈsɪf ər əs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
os•sif•er•ousɒˈsɪf ər əs(adj.)
containing bones, esp. fossil bones.
Category: Paleontology
Origin of ossiferous:
1815–25; < L ossi-, comb. form of os bone + -ferous
Princeton's WordNet
ossiferous(adj)
containing bones (especially fossil bones)
"ossiferous caves"
Wiktionary
ossiferous(Adjective)
Containing or yielding bone.
Origin: os, ossis, a bone + -ferous: compare ossifère.
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