Os"si*fy, v. i. (Physiol.) To become bone; to change from a soft tissue
to a hard bony tissue.
Os"si*fy`ing (?), a. (Physiol.) Changing into bone; becoming bone; as,
the ossifying process.
Os*siv"o*rous (?), a. [L. os, ossis, bone + vorare to devour: cf. F.
ossivore.] Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, ossivorous quadrupeds.
Derham.