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earbone

earbone noun: any bone in the ear.

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 earbone

pluralearbones

Origin of earbone

From ear + bone.

Questions about earbone

What does earbone mean?
Earbone means any bone in the ear.
What part of speech is earbone?
Earbone is a noun.
What is the plural of earbone?
The plural of earbone is earbones.

Words near earbone in the dictionary

  1. earbashes
  2. earbashing
  3. earbashings
  4. earbob
  5. earbobs
  6. earbone
  7. earbones
  8. earbud
  9. earbudded
  10. earbuds
  11. earbug

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