ossiferous
ossiferous adjective: containing or yielding bone.
Adjective
ossiferous (comparative more ossiferous, superlative most ossiferous)
- Containing or yielding bone.
- In the ossiferous caves we found many intact skeletons.
ossiferous meaning in Tamil
ossiferous in Tamil
- எலும்பு ஆக்கம், எலும்பு ஆக்கல்
Forms of ossiferous
| comparative | more ossiferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ossiferous |
Origin of ossiferous
From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ferous. Compare French ossifère.
Words that rhyme with ossiferous
- melliferous
- proliferous
- aestiferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
- conchiferous
- cruciferous
- culmiferous
- foraminiferous
- gemmiferous
- herbiferous
- luciferous
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- magnetiferous
- mammiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- amyliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- belliferous
- biliferous
- bituminiferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
Questions about ossiferous
- What does ossiferous mean?
- Ossiferous means containing or yielding bone.
- What is ossiferous in Tamil?
- Ossiferous in Tamil is எலும்பு ஆக்கம், எலும்பு ஆக்கல். See Ossiferous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ossiferous?
- Ossiferous is an adjective.
Words near ossiferous in the dictionary
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