ossiferousadj.

Brit.

/ɒˈsɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ɑˈsɪfərəs/

Forms: 1800s ossifferous, 1800s– ossiferous.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ossi- comb. form, -ferous comb. form.

Etymology: < ossi- comb. form + -ferous comb. form. Compare French ossifère (1838).

Geology.

Of a cave, rock stratum, etc.: containing or yielding deposits of (fossil) bone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains > containing bones

osteolithical1794

osseous1822

ossiferous1823

1823 W. Buckland Reliq. Diluvianæ 162 Ossiferous caves and fissures.

1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World xiv. 310 In one of the Belgian caves, there are six beds of ossiferous mud.

1914 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 44 268 Two ossiferous fissures were discovered in the garden of the villa.

1984 Science 26 Oct. 442/3 The prolific vertebrate faunas indicate a correlation with the ossiferous horizons of section 2.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ossiferous
释义	ossiferousadj. Brit. /ɒˈsɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ɑˈsɪfərəs/ Forms: 1800s ossifferous, 1800s– ossiferous. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ossi- comb. form, -ferous comb. form. Etymology: < ossi- comb. form + -ferous comb. form. Compare French ossifère (1838). Geology. Of a cave, rock stratum, etc.: containing or yielding deposits of (fossil) bone. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains > containing bones osteolithical1794 osseous1822 ossiferous1823 1823 W. Buckland Reliq. Diluvianæ 162 Ossiferous caves and fissures. 1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World xiv. 310 In one of the Belgian caves, there are six beds of ossiferous mud. 1914 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 44 268 Two ossiferous fissures were discovered in the garden of the villa. 1984 Science 26 Oct. 442/3 The prolific vertebrate faunas indicate a correlation with the ossiferous horizons of section 2. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823
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