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 fossils come from a 249 million year old marine community that included extinct reptiles, amphibians, bony fish, and sharks.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

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

She lifts Ahmed's shirt to reveal his wounds, his bony back a reminder of the hunger stalking the city.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Charlie was holding tightly onto his grandfather’s bony old hand.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl