ethmoid bone vs bone

bone vs ethmoid bone

ethmoid bone and bone both are nouns.

ethmoid bone is not an adjective while bone is an adjective.

ethmoid bone is not a verb while bone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ethmoid bone	Yes	No	No	No
bone	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, bone is a hypernym of ethmoid bone; that is, bone is a word with a broader meaning than ethmoid bone:

ethmoid bone: one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

Other hypernyms of ethmoid bone include os.

ethmoid bone (noun)	bone (noun)
one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity	a shade of white the color of bleached bones
	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
	the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

ethmoid bone (adjective)	bone (adjective)
	consisting of or made up of bone

ethmoid bone (verb)	bone (verb)
	remove the bones from
	study intensively, as before an exam

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