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osseous

[ os-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.


osseous

/ ˈɒsɪəs /

adjective

  1. consisting of or containing bone, bony
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Derived Forms

  • ˈosseously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • osse·ous·ly adverb
  • inter·osse·ous adjective
  • post·osse·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of osseous1

1675–85; < Latin osseus bony, equivalent to oss- (stem of os ) bone + -eus -eous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of osseous1

C17: from Latin osseus, from os bone
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Example Sentences

Indeed, the whole osseous structure of those animals proves that they were formed to uprend the trees that gave them sustenance.

Some of the osseous parts only were left, but the furniture of the apartment had suffered very little damage.

In Osseous fishes it is very difficult to distinguish the various layers, owing to the similarity of their component cells.

In Osseous fishes we probably have an embryonic condition of the Selachian kidneys retained permanently through life.

There are no doubt some points which require further elucidation amongst the Ganoid and Osseous fishes.

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