osse

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 ostein. Chemically it is the same as collagen. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A little bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. osseus, from os, ossis bone; akin to Gr. 'oste`on, Skr. asthi. Cf. Oyster. ] Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific. [ 1913 Webster ]