skeletal
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County officials said the skeletal remains were those of Donald P. Smith of North Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The US National Park Service said it received reports of apparent skeletal remains at Boulder Beach on Lake Mead, Nevada, on 16 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Less than a week later, two sisters paddleboarding on the lake found a human jawbone and skeletal remains in a nearby sandbar, according to KTNV-TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Set in the 1960s, the colorful retro fashions hang off her skeletal frame.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
However, these early Homo sapiens still differed from us in skeletal details, had brains significantly smaller than ours, and were grossly different from us in their artifacts and behavior.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing skeletal
STAAR Biology: Biological Processes and Systems
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Organisms and Environments 5: Human Systems
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Novel Study: Inside Out & Back Again, Unpack and Repack–1976: The Year of the Dragon
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