dermal bone

noun

Bone derived from intramembranous ossification, defining essential components of the vertebrate skeleton including the skull, jaws, gills, fins, and exoskeleton.

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Meanings

noundermal bone (countable and uncountable, plural dermal bones)

plural dermal bones

  1. countableuncountableBone derived from intramembranous ossification, defining essential components of the vertebrate skeleton including the skull, jaws, gills, fins, and exoskeleton.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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