bony
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bony/ˈbəʊni/
▶adjective (bonier, boniest)
- 1 of, like, or containing bones.
- 2 so thin that the bones can be seen.
– derivatives
boniness noun.
boniness noun.
'bony' also found in these Oxford entries:
acromion
- alveolar
- alveolus
- ankylosaur
- archaeopteryx
- armadillo
- bony fish
- boxfish
- bridge
- cadaverous
- callus
- cement
- ceratopsian
- coelacanth
- ctenoid
- deer
- dentine
- dock
- gadoid
- ganoid
- gill cover
- hard palate
- hornbill
- jaw
- labyrinth
- malleolus
- Nordic
- olecranon
- osseous
- ossify
- osteology
- osteophyte
- pelvis
- pipefish
- placoderm
- plate
- protoceratops
- pteranodon
- raw-boned
- ray
- razorfish
- ribcage
- sagittal crest
- scale
- scrawny
- scute
- semicircular canals
- sesamoid
- splint
