ossiphagy

English

Etymology

From ossi- +‎ -phagy.

Noun

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.

Related terms

• ossiphagous (adj)

See also

• ossifrage