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skeleton

[skel-i-tn] / ˈskɛl ɪ tn /
NOUN
structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object
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His decades of research played a key role in building the first scientifically accurate, fully mounted skeleton replica of Deinosuchus schwimmeri.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

A Durham Police officer told the coroner the force was contacted on 29 July 2024 after a contractor working on the building found a "small skeleton of a baby under the floorboards".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The New York Times published stories several years ago about former bobsled and skeleton athletes who struggled with symptoms similar to what Person, Sisson and Baird describe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Why is this ancient French skeleton sitting upright?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Uncle Eric let us have a human skeleton leftover from his medical school days.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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