earbone

English

Etymology

From ear +‎ bone.

Noun

earbone (plural earbones)

1. (anatomy) Any bone in the ear.
   • 2009 May 15, Edward Rothstein, “Come Meet Your Folks: Warm Blood Is Required”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     This earbone criterion may seem esoteric — until we learn that the evolution of that bone structure is related to the development of a single lower jaw, which in turn, is associated with the fact that mammals, unlike, say, lizards, have differentiated teeth that allow for different kinds of chewing.

Translations

any bone in the year

• Czech: sluchová kůstka f
• Dutch: gehoorbeentje n
• French: osselet de l’ouïe m
• German: Gehörknöchelchen (de) n
• Polish: kosteczka słuchowa (pl) f
• Portuguese: ossículo (pt)
• Spanish: huesecillo del oído m
• Welsh: esgyrnyn y glust m

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