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skeletal

American  
[skel-i-tl] / ˈskɛl ɪ tl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or like a skeleton.

Other Word Forms

  • nonskeletal adjective
  • nonskeletally adverb
  • pseudoskeletal adjective
  • skeletally adverb

Etymology

Origin of skeletal

First recorded in 1850–55; skelet(on) + -al 1

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