Bonelet
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A small bone; an ossicle: as,
bonelets
of the ear.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a small bone; especially one in the middle ear.
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noun.
a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
Word Usage
"It has nothing to do with the knuckles and derives from the German “Knochel” (dialectically Knochelein) a bonelet."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
bone
os
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
auditory ossicle
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
ossicle
ossiculum