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ossiphagous

ossiphagous adjective: exhibiting ossiphagy.

Adjective

ossiphagous (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting ossiphagy
    • The data suggest a correlation between HSB type and feeding type, especially of zigzag HSB with ossiphagous feeding.1999, C Stefen, “Enamel microstructure of recent and fossil Canidae (Carnivora: Mammalia)”, in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
    • Felids are represented by 17 extant species, which cover nearly two orders of magnitude in body size, and hyaenids include the three ossiphagous species of this family.2010, Borja Figueirido, Juan A. Pérez-Claros, Vanessa Torregrosa, Alberto Martín-Serra, Paul Palmqvist, “Demythologizing Arctodus simus, the 'short-faced' long-legged and predaceous bear that never...

Questions about ossiphagous

What does ossiphagous mean?
Ossiphagous means exhibiting ossiphagy.
What part of speech is ossiphagous?
Ossiphagous is an adjective.

Words near ossiphagous in the dictionary

  1. ossify
  2. ossifying
  3. ossilegium
  4. Ossining
  5. Ossipee
  6. ossiphagous
  7. ossiphagy
  8. ossivorous
  9. Ossman
  10. Ossmans
  11. osso bucco

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