n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] A prophetic or ominous utterance. [ R. & Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A fish having a bony skeleton; a teleost. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. os bone. ] (Physiol. Chem.) The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone; bone collagen; -- called also
n. [ F. ]
a. [ L. osseus, from os, ossis bone; akin to Gr.
n. [ Russ, osetr' sturgeon. ] (Zool.) A species of sturgeon. [ 1913 Webster ]