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earbones

earbones is the plural 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

Questions about earbones

What is earbones the plural of?
Earbones is the plural of earbone.

Words near earbones in the dictionary

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

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