fishbone

/ˈfɪʃboʊn/
/ˈfɪʃbəʊn/
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Other forms: fishbones

Definitions of fishbone
  1. noun
    a bone of a fish
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    type of:
    bone, os
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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