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ossivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-siv-o-rous
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bone-eating; of an animal, given to chewing on bones.

Etymology

See osseo-, -vorous. By surface analysis, ossi- + -vorous.

Questions

What does ossivorous mean?
Bone-eating; of an animal, given to chewing on bones.
Where does ossivorous come from?
See osseo-, -vorous. By surface analysis, ossi- + -vorous.

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