Medical Dictionary

osteophagia

noun os·teo·pha·gia \-ˈfā-j(ē-)ə\

Medical Definition of OSTEOPHAGIA

:  the eating or chewing of bones by herbivorous animals (as cattle) craving phosphorus

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