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osteophagous

osteophagous adjective: that eats bones.

Adjective

osteophagous (not comparable)

  1. That eats bones.

Origin of osteophagous

From osteo- + -phagous.

Questions about osteophagous

What does osteophagous mean?
Osteophagous means that eats bones.
What part of speech is osteophagous?
Osteophagous is an adjective.

Words near osteophagous in the dictionary

  1. osteopetroses
  2. osteopetrosis
  3. osteopetrotic
  4. osteophageous
  5. osteophagia
  6. osteophagous
  7. osteophagy
  8. osteophilic
  9. osteophone
  10. osteophones
  11. osteophylic

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