Defleshing
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of removing the flesh. countable, uncountable
"In extreme circumstances they would, however, eat a little plant matter and fungus, as well as each other: twelve skeletons from El Sidrón Cave in Spain, bearing marks of death blows and defleshing, offering clear evidence of cannibalism."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of deflesh form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"In extreme circumstances they would, however, eat a little plant matter and fungus, as well as each other: twelve skeletons from El Sidrón Cave in Spain, bearing marks of death blows and defleshing, offering clear evidence of cannibalism."
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