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| shagreen |
the rough skin, covered with bony denticles, of certain sharks or dogfish, used as an abrasive. [1/3 definitions] |
| skinny |
extremely thin and bony. [1/2 definitions] |
| skull |
the bony framework of the head and face in vertebrates. [1/3 definitions] |
| spavin |
a disease affecting the hock joint of horses, characterized by swelling caused by excess fluid or bony growth. [1/2 definitions] |
| spiny-finned |
having fins that are supported by spinelike, bony rays. |
| splint |
an abnormal bony growth on or enlargement of the splint bone in a horse or related animal. [1/3 definitions] |
| stegosaur |
any of several plant-eating dinosaurs having a small head and a double row of bony plates and spikes along the backbone. |
| swim bladder |
an inflated sac that extends lengthwise against the upper side of the body cavity of most bony fishes, its purpose being to regulate hydrostatic pressure. |
| triceratops |
any of several three-horned, plant-eating dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period that had a bony plate covering the neck area. |
| trunkfish |
any of various tropical fishes with a boxlike body that is covered with fused bony plates from which only the mouth, eyes, fins, and tail protrude. |
| yolk sac |
a membranous sac that nourishes the embryos of primitive mammals, bony fishes, sharks, reptiles, and birds. [1/2 definitions] |
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