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skeleton

noun as in structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object

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The true size of the megalodon will remain open for debate unless a complete fossilized skeleton is discovered, Cooper said.

From Salon

Analysis has now revealed it to be 166 million years old - and the most complete dinosaur skeleton found in Scotland so far.

From BBC

Now only a skeleton crew of permanent staff will venture into the vast landscape, according to Levi.

Dr. Robert Mann, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Hawaii, has examined somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 human skulls and skeletons over a storied career, mostly focusing on modern remains.

From Salon

The skeleton of the piano was barely distinguishable, marked by a metal plate bearing the name “Steinway” and some scorched metal strings.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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