Bony Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

a bony piece of fish

that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved

Recent Examples on the Web

One particularly exciting aspect of the Wyoming fossil is a bony protuberance over its eye sockets, which is not a feature seen in nocturnal birds.

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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 May 2022

The bony giant, which retailed for $300, turned heads for its extravagant physique this past Halloween.

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Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2021

Echinoderms lie just outside the vertebrate family tree and are probably the closest non-bony relatives of animals with backbones.

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Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 3 Dec. 2020

Its bony external plates, or scutes, were scattered in and around the barrel in which crew members had stored their bounty.

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Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2020

When looking at your own ankle, it’s that rounded bony protrusion that sticks out a little bit above your shoe.

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Colin Hoobler, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2020

To find the bony shards of antiquity, Sharpe and colleagues suspended soil samples from their excavations in water.

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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2020

Trout in bony rivers are wary, so stealthy wading and presentations are key.

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Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 31 July 2020

Ear buds sit in the outer, soft part of the canal, and some also go slightly into the bony part.

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Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019

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