bony

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He estimated 85% of the dead fish were native species such as Bony Bream and Golden Perch, with the rest consisting of non-native types such as carp.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2023

Bony fishes were judicious in their use of phosphate as a building material: their teeth, a few parts of the skeleton, and that was it.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Bony growth fused together the tibia and fibula, indicating the individual, estimated to have been in their early 20s when they died, survived for several years after losing the limb.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 7, 2022

Still without a club since being released by Swansea City, Wilfried Bony is keeping himself in shape by training with the League Two side Newport County.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2019

The boys, not to be balked out of all the fun, seeing that Bony would not fight, crowded around him.

From Ben Pepper by Sidney, Margaret