Etymology

ossiferous

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Today it means: Containing or yielding bone. Full definition →

Latin os
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  1. Latin · derived fromos
  2. English todayossiferous

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

Words from the same roots

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