ossifrage
[ os-uh-frij ]
noun
the lammergeier.
Archaic. the osprey.
Origin of ossifrage
11595–1605; <Latin ossifraga sea eagle, literally, bone-breaker (noun use of feminine of ossifragus bone-breaking), equivalent to ossi- (combining form of os) bone + frag-, variant stem of frangere to break + -a nominative singular feminine noun and adj. ending
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How to use ossifrage in a sentence
These are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray.
Bible Animals; | J. G. WoodThese are they of which ye shall not eat; the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey.
Bible Animals; | J. G. WoodThe word is said to be a corruption of ossifrage, the "bone-breaker."
An Australian Bird Book | John Albert Leach
British Dictionary definitions for ossifrage
ossifrage
/ (ˈɒsɪfrɪdʒ, -ˌfreɪdʒ) /
noun
an archaic name for lammergeier, osprey (def. 1)
Origin of ossifrage
1C17: from Latin ossifraga sea eagle; see osprey
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