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Fishbone

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A bone from a fish.
  2. Something with an appearance or structure suggestive of a fish's skeleton.
    attributive, figuratively

Equivalents

24 more languages
العربيةعظم السمكة
Bosanskiliscašpinaus
Catalàespinaespina de peix
Ελληνικάψαροκόκαλο
Esperantofiŝosto
Eestiluu
Suomikalanruotoruoto
Galegoarestaarganaescanaespiña
Hrvatskiliscašpinaus
Magyarszálka
Հայերենփուշ
Italianoliscalisca di pescespinaspina di pesce
한국어가시
Latviešuasāka
Nederlandsgraat
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਮੱਛੀਕੰਡਾ
Polskikośćość
Portuguêsespinhaespinha de peixe
Русскийко́сточкары́бья кость
Shqiphale
Српскиliscašpinaus
ไทยก้าง
Türkçekılçık
Tiếng Việtxương cả

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fishbone diagram Fishbones fishboning Fishbourne Fishbowl fishboy

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