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os vs heelbone

heelbone vs os

os and heelbone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
os Yes No No No
heelbone Yes No No No
As nouns, heelbone is a hyponym of os; that is, heelbone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than os:
  • os: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  • heelbone: the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel
os (noun) heelbone (noun)
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel
a mouth or mouthlike opening
Difference between os and heelbone

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