ossiferous

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adjective

Containing or yielding bone.

“In the ossiferous caves we found many intact skeletons.”

OriginLatin os →
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Meanings

adjectiveossiferous (comparative more ossiferous, superlative most ossiferous)

comparative more ossiferous · superlative most ossiferous

  1. Containing or yielding bone.

    In the ossiferous caves we found many intact skeletons.

Origin

  1. Latinos
  2. Englishossiferous

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

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Translations

Greek οστεοφόρος, κοκκαλοφόρος
  • οστεοφόρος (osteofóros)containing or yielding bone
  • κοκκαλοφόρος (kokkalofóros)containing or yielding bone
  • κοκαλοφόρος (kokalofóros)containing or yielding bone
Irish cnámhar
  • cnámharcontaining or yielding bone
Italian ossifero
  • ossiferocontaining or yielding bone

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ossiferous

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APA

ossiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossiferous

MLA

“ossiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ossiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossiferous.

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