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Examples of anklebone in a Sentence
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Acosta Hospitaleche and her team discovered the fossils — a wing and anklebone — on Seymour Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2014
Think ape arm with human hand, ape heelbone adjoining human anklebone.
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Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2021
An irregular band of solid red ringed both legs, just above the anklebone.
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Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 6 July 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of anklebone was
in the 14th century
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“Anklebone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anklebone. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
anklebone
noun
an·kle·bone
-ˈbōn
-ˌbōn
: the bone that in human beings bears the weight of the body and with the tibia and fibula forms the ankle joint
Medical Definition
anklebone
noun
an·kle·bone
ˈaŋ-kəl-ˌbōn
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