osseous

[ os-ee-uhs ]

adjective

1. composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.

osseous

/ ˈɒsɪəs /

adjective

1. consisting of or containing bone, bony

Derived Forms

• ˈosseously, adverb

Other Words From

• osse·ous·ly adverb
• inter·osse·ous adjective
• post·osse·ous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of osseous¹

1675–85; < Latin osseus bony, equivalent to oss- (stem of os ) bone + -eus -eous

Word History and Origins

Origin of osseous¹

C17: from Latin osseus, from os bone

Example Sentences

Indeed, the whole osseous structure of those animals proves that they were formed to uprend the trees that gave them sustenance.

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Some of the osseous parts only were left, but the furniture of the apartment had suffered very little damage.

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In Osseous fishes it is very difficult to distinguish the various layers, owing to the similarity of their component cells.

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In Osseous fishes we probably have an embryonic condition of the Selachian kidneys retained permanently through life.

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There are no doubt some points which require further elucidation amongst the Ganoid and Osseous fishes.

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Related Words

• skeletal