osteology
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of osteology
From the New Latin word osteologia, dating back to 1660–70. See osteo-, -logy
Vocabulary lists containing osteology
Example Sentences
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Jess manages an osteology prep lab without squeam, cleaning animal carcasses with dermestid beetles; and recovers Lexington from the natural history museum’s attic.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2022
Experts in fields ranging from fine art, osteology, computer tomology, and craniofacial reconstruction worked together to create the likenesses from two mummies acquired abroad and brought to Baltimore more than a century ago.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2018
He holds a plastic skull in his hand, quizzing another student, Lauren Glick, for an osteology exam.
From National Geographic • Jul. 29, 2016
P. Willey, a physical anthropologist who specializes in osteology, or the study of bones, who was then at the University of Tennessee, was one of several experts who studied the remains.
From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2015
Little has been published concerning the ecology, life history, osteology, and mating calls of the Middle American species of this group.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by león, Juan R.
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