Associations to the word «Bony»
Noun
- Crustacean
- Vertebra
- Vertebrate
- Cartilage
- Palate
- Fish
- Epoch
- Triassic
- Skull
- Amphibian
- Skeleton
- Socket
- Ligament
- Deformity
- Invertebrate
- Snout
- Squid
- Spine
- Shark
- Sinus
- Tendon
- Labyrinth
- Beak
- Catfish
- Sturgeon
- Jaw
- Septum
- Fin
- Mollusc
- Reptile
- Girdle
- Shrimp
- Fracture
- Cretaceous
- Cavity
- Knuckle
- Finger
- Projection
- Bone
- Prominence
- Knob
- Nostril
- Mammal
- Joint
- Rib
- Forefinger
- Swelling
- Elbow
- Cyst
- Wrinkle
- Abnormality
- Wrist
- Gill
- Plate
- Tissue
- Tuna
- Crest
- Lizzie
- Crab
- Claw
- Genus
- Predator
- Nose
- Tentacle
- Turtle
- Anatomy
Adjective
Wiktionary
BONY, adjective. Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
BONY, adjective. Full of bones
BONY, adjective. With little flesh; skinny, thin
BONY, adjective. Having prominent bones
BONY FISH, noun. A fish of the taxonomic group Osteichthyes.
BONY FISHES, noun. Plural of bony fish
Dictionary definition
BONY, adjective. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration".
BONY, adjective. Composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue".
BONY, adjective. Having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish".
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