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ossifrage

noun os·si·frage \ˈä-sə-frij, -ˌfrāj\

Definition of OSSIFRAGE

:  lammergeier
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Origin of OSSIFRAGE

Latin ossifraga, a bird of prey, from feminine of ossifragus bone-breaking, from oss-, os + frangere to break — more at break
First Known Use: 1601

Rhymes with OSSIFRAGE

batting cage, center stage, disengage, golden age, legal age, mental age, middle age, multistage, overage, report stage, saxifrage, scarlet sage, underage

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