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PRONUNCIATION OF OSSIVOROUS

ossivorous  [ɒˈsɪvərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OSSIVOROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ossivorous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OSSIVOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ossivorous in the English dictionary

The definition of ossivorous in the dictionary is bone-eating.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OSSIVOROUS


baccivorous
bækˈsɪvərəs
carnivorous
kɑːˈnɪvərəs
flavorous
ˈfleɪvərəs
frugivorous
fruːˈdʒɪvərəs
graminivorous
ˌɡræmɪˈnɪvərəs
granivorous
ɡræˈnɪvərəs
herbivorous
hɜːˈbɪvərəs
insectivorous
ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs
limivorous
lɪˈmɪvərəs
mellivorous
mɪˈlɪvərəs
merdivorous
mɜːˈdɪvərəs
myristicivorous
mɪˌrɪstɪˈsɪvərəs
nucivorous
njuːˈsɪvərəs
omnivorous
ɒmˈnɪvərəs
papaverous
pəˈpeɪvərəs
piscivorous
pɪˈsɪvərəs
radicivorous
ˌrædɪˈsɪvərəs
ranivorous
rəˈnɪvərəs
savorous
ˈseɪvərəs
vermivorous
vɜːˈmɪvərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OSSIVOROUS

ossia
Ossian
Ossianic
ossicle
ossicular
Ossie
Ossietzky
ossiferous
ossific
ossification
ossified
ossifier
ossifies
ossifrage
ossify
osso bucco
ossuaries
ossuary
OST
osteal

WORDS THAT END LIKE OSSIVOROUS

amorous
dangerous
decorous
dolorous
glamorous
humorous
indecorous
malodorous
microporous
nonporous
phosphorous
porous
rancorous
rigorous
sonorous
splendorous
stertorous
tumorous
unglamorous
vaporous
vigorous

Synonyms and antonyms of ossivorous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ossivorous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OSSIVOROUS

Find out the translation of ossivorous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ossivorous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ossivorous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ossivorous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ossivorous
570 millions of speakers

English

ossivorous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ossivorous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ossivorous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ossivorous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ossivorous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ossivorous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ossivorous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ossivorous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ossivorous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ossivorous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ossivorous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ossivorous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ossivorous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ossivorous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वच्छ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ossivorous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ossivorous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ossivorous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ossivorous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ossivorous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ossivorous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ossivorous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ossivorous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ossivorous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ossivorous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OSSIVOROUS»

The term «ossivorous» is normally little used and occupies the 144.884 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OSSIVOROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ossivorous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OSSIVOROUS»

Discover the use of ossivorous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ossivorous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The testimony of the rocks
commonly their parts or branches entire as when they fell ; and the fractured specimens are generally found in caves, and shotc marks of the teeth of the ossivorous hyecnas by which they had been gnawed ; thus at the same time revealing the ...
Hugh Miller, 1865
2
Elements of General and Pathological Anatomy, adapted to the ...
This is the process which by Palletta is termed ossivorous. b. H mmatoma, (blood -cyst.)—Of all the examples of this disease (abscessus sanguineus,) collected by Palletta, one only I find originated in the substance of a bone,—the tibia in its ...
David CRAIGIE, 1828
3
The Lancet
On examining the bones collected in the cavern by M. de Serres and his companion l\I.Coistol, Dr. Buckland found many of them to bear the marks of gnawing by the teeth of ossivorous animals ; he also discovered in the cave an extraordinary ...
‎1827
4
The Edinburgh Journal of Science
... his associate M. Cristol, Dr Buckland found many of them to bear the marks of gnawing by the teeth of ossivorous animals; he also discovered in the cave an extraor. dinary abundance of balls of album gracum in a high state of preservation.
‎1826
5
The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine
S , are apparently about two inches thick, which I think must account for the continuity of colds I've enjoyed for the last five months—nasal, catarrhal, ossivorous, respiratory, and compounded. Wonder I'm alive to speak it, for a more unhealthy ...
Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, 1838
6
Dictionary of the Amharic language: Amharic and English : ...
J-ffi : A**!*". Ossifica'tion, s. Att'l't' : "^ITT :: Os sify, v.a. AWl*: OssiVorous, adj. Alt~l;t "'l: P°H,I1A:: Ostensible, adj. P"9/1AR":: P"V*»ftA » Osten'sive, adj. po^lAJt" Ostenta'tion, s. "^.P,^: a*»ltlR" till*: ^TnVHJ'f:: Ostenta'tious, adj. pa^ooVi:: ilA^: P OH ...
Karl Wilhelm Isenberg, 1841
7
A Dictionary in English and Bengalee; Translated from Todd's ...
*অস্থি উৎপাদক বা তৎক্ষম. মা০×স বা উপমা০×সেতে অস্থি হয় যে I Ossification, n. s. অস্থিভবন. অস্থিহ্ওন. অস্থিজম্মান. অহি. অহির তার. মাদ্র\সাদির অস্থিহওন I Ossifrage, n. s. Lat. ঊখোক্রট্রাশ পক্ষিৰিট্টর্শষ I To Ossify, v. a. অস্থি-কৃ. অস্থি-জম্মা | Ossivorous, ...
Ram-Comul Sen, 1834
8
The spelling book superseded, or Exercises on orthography, ...
Osseous, ossity, ossified, ossification, ossiferous, ossivorous, ossuary, ospray* or ossifrage, &c. Ovum, an egg. Oval, ovary, oviparous, &c. Palatum, the taste, the palate. Palate, palatable, &c. Palma, the palm tree ; also, the inner part of the ...
Robert Joseph Sullivan, 1869
9
THE FIRST BOOK OF ETYMOLOGY DESIGNED TO PROMOTE PRECISION IN ...
Ornithology. Ornis; logos. Orthodox, orthodoxy. Orthos ; doxa. Orthoepy, orthoepist. Orthos ; epos. Orthography, orthographical. Ortkot ; grap/w. Osseous. Os. Ossification. Os; facio. Ossify. Os. Ossivorous. Os; voro. Pauper. Pauper. Peace. Pax.
JAMES LYND, 1853
10
Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and ...
Osselet, *. (a horse's disease) osselet, m. Ossicle, *. osselet, m. petit os. Ossification, *. ossification,/ Ossify, v. a. ossifier. Ossifrage, *. sorte d'aigle, l'orfraie ,/ Ossivorous, adj. qui devore les os. Ossuary, s. channel*, m. Ostknsiye, adj. qui monlre, ...
Abel Boyer, 1827

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