ossiphagy

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English

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Etymology

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From ossi- +‎ -phagy.

Noun

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ossiphagy (uncountable)

  1. (biology) Feeding on bones.
    • 2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      She concluded that the development of zigzag HSB in the hyainailourines correlates with ossiphagy.
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