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dry bone

dry bone noun: smithsonite.

Noun

dry bone (uncountable)

  1. smithsonite
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dry, bone.

Origin of dry bone

Some specimens resemble dried bone.

Questions about dry bone

What does dry bone mean?
Dry bone means smithsonite.
What part of speech is dry bone?
Dry bone is a noun.

Words near dry bone in the dictionary

  1. dry bites
  2. dry blower
  3. dry blowers
  4. dry bob
  5. dry bobs
  6. dry bone
  7. Dry Branch
  8. dry bread
  9. dry breads
  10. dry brushing
  11. dry bulb temperature

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