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cannon bones

cannon bones is the plural of cannon bone.

Meaning of cannon bone

Noun

cannon bone (plural cannon bones)

  1. A bone resulting from the fusion of metacarpals or metatarsals in some artiodactyls.
  2. The metacarpal of a horse.
  3. The metatarsal of a horse.

Questions about cannon bones

What is cannon bones the plural of?
Cannon bones is the plural of cannon bone.

Words near cannon bones in the dictionary

  1. cannon ball
  2. cannon balls
  3. cannon bit
  4. cannon bits
  5. cannon bone
  6. cannon bones
  7. cannon box
  8. cannon boxes
  9. cannon cocker
  10. cannon cockers
  11. Cannon County

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