ossiferous

[ o-sif-er-uhs ]

/ ɒˈsɪf ər əs /

adjective

containing bones, especially fossil bones: ossiferous caves and rock beds.

Origin of ossiferous

1815–25; <Latin ossi- (combining form of os) bone + -ferous

Words nearby ossiferous

ossiculectomy, ossiculotomy, ossiculum, Ossie, Ossietzky, ossiferous, ossific, ossification, ossified, ossifrage, ossify

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Example sentences from the Web for ossiferous

The ossiferous breccia differs from the bone-caves only in form.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier
This bed was covered with "made ground" of an ossiferous and vegetable character.
Primitive Man|Louis Figuier
Next he took up the exploration of ossiferous caves; and he began this work with that of Brixham, in Windmill Hill.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould
Lying beneath this ossiferous sand, were several flint axes of human workmanship.
A Manual of the Antiquity of Man|J. P. MacLean

And to the pre-glacial era that geologist referred most of the ossiferous caves and fissures.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth

British Dictionary definitions for ossiferous

ossiferous

/ (ɒˈsɪfərəs) /

adjective

geology containing or yielding bonesossiferous caves

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Medical definitions for ossiferous

ossiferous

[ ŏ-sĭf′ər-əs ]

adj.

Containing or producing bone.

单词	ossiferous
释义	ossiferous [ o-sif-er-uhs ] / ɒˈsɪf ər əs / adjective containing bones, especially fossil bones: ossiferous caves and rock beds. Origin of ossiferous 1815–25; <Latin ossi- (combining form of os) bone + -ferous Words nearby ossiferous ossiculectomy, ossiculotomy, ossiculum, Ossie, Ossietzky, ossiferous, ossific, ossification, ossified, ossifrage, ossify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ossiferous The ossiferous breccia differs from the bone-caves only in form. The World Before the Deluge\|Louis Figuier This bed was covered with "made ground" of an ossiferous and vegetable character. Primitive Man\|Louis Figuier Next he took up the exploration of ossiferous caves; and he began this work with that of Brixham, in Windmill Hill. Cornish Characters\|S. Baring-Gould Lying beneath this ossiferous sand, were several flint axes of human workmanship. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man\|J. P. MacLean And to the pre-glacial era that geologist referred most of the ossiferous caves and fissures. Prehistoric Man\|W. L. H. Duckworth British Dictionary definitions for ossiferous ossiferous / (ɒˈsɪfərəs) / adjective geology containing or yielding bonesossiferous caves Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for ossiferous ossiferous [ ŏ-sĭf′ər-əs ] adj. Containing or producing bone. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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