ossiferous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

ossiferous (comparative more ossiferous, superlative most ossiferous)

1. Containing or yielding bone.

   In the ossiferous caves we found many intact skeletons.

Translations

containing or yielding bone

Greek: οστεοφόρος (el) (osteofóros), κοκκαλοφόρος (kokkalofóros), κοκαλοφόρος (kokalofóros) Irish: cnámhar Italian: ossifero

References

• “ossiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.