NOUN: "one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. remove the bones from
2. study intensively, as before an exam
(noun)
1. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
2. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
(adjective)
1. consisting of or made up of bone

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VERTEBRATE (noun)
1. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
VERTEBRATE (adjective)
1. having a backbone or spinal column
SKELETON (noun)
1. a scandal that is kept secret
2. the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

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