English Explanatory Dictionary

tau bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Τ-shaped bone, such as the interclavicle of a monotreme.

Word forms

tau bone tau bones

Etymology

From the shape, which resembles the Greek letter tau (τ).

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