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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A bone from a fish.

   "He choked on a fishbone."

2. 2
   a bone of a fish wordnet
3. 3
   Something with an appearance or structure suggestive of a fish's skeleton. attributive, figuratively

   "a faint fishbone pattern etched across the glass"

Synonyms

All synonyms

bone

Example

More examples

"a faint fishbone pattern etched across the glass"

Etymology

From fish + bone.

Related phrases

fishbone diagram

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