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skeletal

[skel-i-tl] / ˈskɛl ɪ tl /


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The designs, including silky dresses and billowing space-age black trousers like those worn by rock star David Bowie in the 1970s, were carefully fitted to the robots' skeletal frames.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Along with clear genetic differences, the snakes also showed distinct skeletal and physical traits.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

A blood-red tree descends, its skeletal branches and ropy roots suggesting veins and arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Researchers analyzing ancient genomes and skeletal remains have found increasing evidence that multiple migration waves entered Japan over centuries, creating a much more layered population history than previously believed.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Her red-leather jacket had a subtle design to it—twisted branches of an apple tree populated with skeletal birds.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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