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marrowbone vs os

os vs marrowbone

marrowbone and os both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
marrowbone Yes No No No
os Yes No No No
As nouns, os is a hypernym of marrowbone; that is, os is a word with a broader meaning than marrowbone:
  • marrowbone: a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup
  • os: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Other hypernyms of marrowbone include bone.
marrowbone (noun) os (noun)
a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
a mouth or mouthlike opening
Difference between marrowbone and os

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