different between lamprey vs bony

English

Etymology

From Middle English laumprei, from Old French lampreie (modern French lamproie), from Medieval Latin lampreda, possibly alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though is traditionally thought to be a combination of lamb? (“I lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of limpet, which came straightway from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læm.p?i/, /?læm.p?e?/
• Hyphenation: lam?prey

Noun

lamprey (countable and uncountable, plural lampreys)

1. Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• lamprey in Oxford English Dictionary, volume VI, 1908
• lamprey in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Parmley, palmery

English

Alternative forms

• boney

Etymology

From Middle English bony, equivalent to bone +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??ni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bo?ni/
• Rhymes: -??ni

Adjective

bony (comparative bonier, superlative boniest)

1. resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
2. full of bones
3. with little flesh; skinny, thin
4. having prominent bones

Translations

Anagrams

• NOYB

Catalan

Etymology

Unknown. Probably of pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?bo?/

Noun

bony m (plural bonys)

1. bulk, lump, bump

Derived terms

• bonyegut
• bunyol

Further reading

• “bony” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.