Ossifrage Definition
ŏsə-frĭj, -frāj
noun
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
(obsolete) The lammergeier.
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(obsolete) The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle.
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Noun
Singular:
ossifragePlural:
ossifragesOrigin of Ossifrage
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Latin ossifraga from ossifragus bone-breaking os oss- bone ost- in Indo-European roots frangere to break bhreg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin ossifraga (“osprey"), ossifragus (“osprey"), from ossifragus (“bone breaking").
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