ossiferous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ossiferous
1815–25; < Latin ossi- (combining form of os ) bone + -ferous
Vocabulary lists containing ossiferous
Example Sentences
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Besides the bear and hyena, upwards of a hundred species of extinct animals have been found in the ossiferous caves of Great Britain, among them being those of the elephant and a rhinoceros.
From The Mines and its Wonders by Kingston, William Henry Giles
He distinguished five ossiferous levels and picked up some flints of the Mousterien type, and even some Chelleen hatchets, to which he gave the name of coups DE POING.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.
The fragments of egg-shells, imbedded in the ossiferous deposits, had escaped the notice of all previous naturalists.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von
The ossiferous caves of the peninsula of Gower in Glamorganshire have been diligently explored of late years by Dr. Falconer and Lieutenant-Colonel E.R.
From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Brixham Cave, called also Windmill Hill Cavern, is a well-known ossiferous cave situated near Brixham, on the brow of a hill composed of Devonian limestone.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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