ossiphagy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ossi- +‎ -phagy

Noun[edit]

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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