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pin bone

pin bone noun: a long, thin bone in a fish extending sideways from the backbone.

Noun

pin bone (plural pin bones)

  1. A long, thin bone in a fish extending sideways from the backbone.

Forms of pin bone

pluralpin bones

Questions about pin bone

What does pin bone mean?
Pin bone means a long, thin bone in a fish extending sideways from the backbone.
What part of speech is pin bone?
Pin bone is a noun.
What is the plural of pin bone?
The plural of pin bone is pin bones.

Words near pin bone in the dictionary

  1. pin a rose on your nose
  2. pin and web
  3. pin back
  4. pin back one's ears
  5. pin bagatelle
  6. pin bone
  7. pin bones
  8. pin camera
  9. pin cameras
  10. pin curl
  11. pin curls

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