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ear bone

ear bone is the alternative form of earbone.

Meaning of earbone

Noun

earbone (plural earbones)

  1. Any bone in the ear.
    • This earbone criterion may seem esoteric — until we learn that the evolution of that bone structure is related to the development of a single lower jaw, which in turn, is associated with the fact that mammals, unlike, say, lizards, have differentiated teeth that allow for different kinds of chewing.2009 May 15, Edward Rothstein, “Come Meet Your Folks: Warm Blood Is Required”, in New York Times

Forms of ear bone

pluralear bones

Questions about ear bone

What is ear bone the alternative form of?
Ear bone is the alternative form of earbone.

Words near ear bone in the dictionary

  1. ear ball
  2. ear balls
  3. ear beer
  4. ear bob
  5. ear bobs
  6. ear bone
  7. ear bones
  8. ear bud
  9. ear buds
  10. ear canal
  11. ear canals

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