ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fishbone

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Fishbone is a noun meaning A bone from a fish.

Meaning

A bone from a fish.

More Meanings

  1. (figurative, attributive) Something with an appearance or structure suggestive of a fish's skeleton.

Example Sentences

He choked on a fishbone.
a faint fishbone pattern etched across the glass

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bone, pinbone, pectinal, ossean, finspine, actinost.

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