ossiferous
ossiferous · more ossiferous · most ossiferous
Containing or yielding boneContaining or yielding bone.
Meaning
1 sensesContaining or yielding bone.
In the ossiferous caves we found many intact skeletons.
containing bones (especially fossil bones)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ferous. Compare French ossifère.From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ferous. Compare French ossifère.
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Forms
more ossiferous, most ossiferous| Comparative | more ossiferous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ossiferous Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbone
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form