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ossiphagy

ossiphagy noun: feeding on bones.

Noun

ossiphagy (uncountable)

  1. Feeding on bones.
    • She concluded that the development of zigzag HSB in the hyainailourines correlates with ossiphagy.2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of ossiphagy

From ossi- + -phagy.

Questions about ossiphagy

What does ossiphagy mean?
Ossiphagy means feeding on bones.
What part of speech is ossiphagy?
Ossiphagy is a noun.

Words near ossiphagy in the dictionary

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

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