modiolus vs bone

modiolus and bone both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of modiolus include os.

modiolus (noun)	bone (noun)
the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea	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

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

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