bony

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Fishermen and chefs report that Asian carp are actually delicious, though they are so bony they don’t make good filets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The holiday’s corpulent, white-bearded dandy arrived even later, his schmaltzy persona skimmed from bony St. Nicholas between Reconstruction and 1931, when Coca-Cola debuted its iconic, brandy-flushed Santa Claus.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Analysis of the bones revealed details about the animal's behavior and confirmed that Tainrakuasuchus bellator was protected by bony plates called osteoderms, which are also found in today's crocodiles.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

Yes, bony fish have bones, but they can be a pain to deal with.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

The empty knotted sleeve lay crumpled against her gray hair, and he held her small right hand in his big bony one.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns