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bone

[bohn] / boʊn /
NOUN
piece of animate skeleton
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That pattern changed with the identification of a newly studied site where scientists documented more than 100 vertebrate fossils per square meter, including large dinosaur bones lying almost directly on top of one another.

From Science Daily

However, Goodall's Lions career did not last long after he broke a bone in his hand during his first game against Eastern Transvaal and had to return home.

From BBC

Over the course of a few weeks, Marty’s bone marrow had flooded his blood with malignant cells.

From Los Angeles Times

“How have you improved culture? What is the meat on the bone for the proof that you are contributing on a real substantial level?”

From MarketWatch

But osteoporosis has made her bones brittle, while arthritis and back problems sometimes cause agony.

From The Wall Street Journal