Ossifrage

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See lammergeier.
  • n. Archaic An osprey.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The lammergeier.
  • n. The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The lammergeir.
  • n. The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The osprey.
  • n. The lammergeier, Gypaëtus barbatus.
  • Word Usage
    "The bones he cracks [hence the appropriateness of the name ossifrage, i.e., "bone-breaker"] by letting them fall on a rock from a great height."