Plural of skeleton

Forms of skeleton

Plural of skeleton by meaning

1. the system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and...: skeletons or skeleta
2. a type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.: skeletons

Skeletons and skeleta in a sentence

• Her whimsical Halloween decorations include dancing skeletons who sing an eerie song.
• In the ossiferous caves we found many intact skeletons.From the entry ossiferous
• The Soviet troops who liberated Auschwitz were shocked by the condition of the walking skeletons who greeted them.From the entry walking skeleton
• These have weakly mineralized skeletons which allow colonies to bend in the currents.2020, Paul D. Taylor, Bryozoan Paleobiology, page 109. From the entry flustriform
• And, because they spent their lives feeling entitled, they usually had skeletons in their closets.2018, Peter Parkin, Alison Darby, chapter 13, in The Ascendant, Brockville, Ont.: Sands Press, published October 2019, →ISBN, page 102. From the entry skeleton in one's closet

Meaning of skeleton

1. noun The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other animals.
2. noun An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
3. noun A very thin person.

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Questions about the plural of skeleton

What is the plural of skeleton?

The plural of skeleton is skeletons or skeleta.

Which is correct, skeletons or skeleta?

Both are used. skeletons is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is skeleton countable?

Skeleton is a countable noun.