| angular |
having a bony structure, as a person's body. [1/2 definitions] |
| antler |
one of a pair of bony growths on the head of most kinds of deer. Male elk, moose, and white-tailed deer all grow antlers with branches or prongs. Deer grow new antlers every year. Caribou and reindeer are the only deer that have antlers on both the males and the females. |
| armadillo |
a mammal whose body is protected by hard, bony plates. Armadillos live in Central and South America, and the southern United States. Some kinds of armadillos are only six inches long; other kinds grow up to four feet in length. They eat mostly insects and are related to sloths and anteaters. |
| baleen |
the bony, flexible strips in the upper jaws of whales that feed by filtering food from ocean water. These whales use baleen to strain large amounts of small food such as shrimp from the water. |
| bridge1 |
the bony upper part of the human nose. [1/4 definitions] |
| calcify |
in physiology, to make or become bony or hard by the deposit of calcium salts. [1/2 definitions] |
| cassowary |
any of several very large flightless birds of Australia and New Guinea that have a bony projection on the top of the head and face. |
| coelacanth |
a large bony fish that was thought to be extinct until a living specimen was found in 1938. |
| coracoid |
a bone that extends from shoulder blade to breastbone in reptiles and birds, but that is only a rudimentary bony process in mammals. [1/2 definitions] |
| cowfish |
a small, brightly-colored fish covered with bony plates and having a spike over each eye, found in tropical waters. [1/2 definitions] |
| cuirass |
a hard protective covering of scales or bony plates; shell. [1/4 definitions] |
| cyprinoid |
any of various bony freshwater fishes, such as the carp, sucker, and minnow. |
| dentine |
the bony material underneath the enamel of a tooth that forms the main part of the tooth. Dentine is sensitive to heat, cold, and touch. |
| eelpout |
any of various bony fishes that resemble eels, having a long thin body and a large head. [1/2 definitions] |
| elbow |
the bend or joint between the human upper arm and forearm, or the bony projection at this bend. [1/6 definitions] |
| endoskeleton |
the internal bony supporting framework characteristic of vertebrates. (Cf. exoskeleton.) |
| eyebrow |
the bony ridge protruding above the eye. [1/2 definitions] |
| foramen |
an opening, perforation, or short passage through a bony or membranous anatomical structure or plant ovule. |
| gaunt |
very thin and bony. |
| gurnard |
any of a family of marine fishes having large, fanlike pectoral fins and broad heads covered with bony scales; sea robin. [1/2 definitions] |
| hard palate |
the hard, bony part of the roof of the mouth. (Cf. soft palate.) |