Osteozoa (os"teozoa)

pl. [NL., aria. osteozoan (os"tē-ō-zō'an), a. and n. I. a. Having bones, as an animal; of or pertaining to the Osteozoa or Osteozoaria. II. n. A member of the Osteozoa or Osteozo aria ; a vertebrate. Osteozoaria (os"tē-ō-zō-ā'ri-ä), n. pl. [NL., osteriat (os-te-rē'ä), n. [ of bone, equiv. to ὀστέϊνος (see osteine), + ώψ, face.] A remarkable genus of South American caciques, of the family Icteridæ and the subfamily Ca icina. The base of the bill mounts on the forehead, forming a frontal shield; the bill is lengthened Japu ( Ostinops decuman us). and compre ed, and the occiput is crested. There are about 8 species, such as O. decuman us, the japu of Brazil, which is black, and O. virid is, which is green, like the rest of the genus. Ostinops was named by Cabanis in 1851. ostiola, n. Plural of ostiolum. ostiolar (os'ti-o-lär), a. [ ostiolate (os'ti-o-lāt), a. [ small orifice.