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os vs marrowbone

marrowbone vs os

os and marrowbone both are nouns.

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

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