Tilly bone

noun

A fish vertebra with hyperostosis.

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Meanings

nounTilly bone (plural Tilly bones)

plural Tilly bones

  1. A fish vertebra with hyperostosis.

Origin

Named after German-American paleontologist Tilly Edinger.

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APA

Tilly bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tilly%20bone

MLA

“Tilly bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tilly%20bone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tilly bone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tilly%20bone.

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