as in gaunt
suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease
the stray kitten's skeletal body was pitiful to look at
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Dutch sea lily expert John Jagt concluded that the throw-up consisted of two different species of sea lilies mixed into a clump and that the creatures were eaten by another animal that had subsequently regurgitated the indigestible skeletal parts of their bodies, according to the release.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Trove of artifacts Between the two mounds, archaeologists uncovered about 1,000 artifacts — including the skeletal remains of several dozen people.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
What To Know On Thursday, the Chihuahua Attorney General's Office said clandestine graves with bodies and skeletal remains had been found over the previous week near the town of Casas Grandes, in the northern Mexican state.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Her attacks often left behind nothing but chilling remnants—torn garments, skeletal remains and the haunting echoes of her roars.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Trove of artifacts Between the two mounds, archaeologists uncovered about 1,000 artifacts — including the skeletal remains of several dozen people.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
What To Know On Thursday, the Chihuahua Attorney General's Office said clandestine graves with bodies and skeletal remains had been found over the previous week near the town of Casas Grandes, in the northern Mexican state.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Her attacks often left behind nothing but chilling remnants—torn garments, skeletal remains and the haunting echoes of her roars.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Skeletal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeletal. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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