girdle

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In fish, the pelvic fins and bones of the pelvic girdle are relatively small and float freely in the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

If allowed to grow up the trunk of a tree, it can eventually girdle or smother and kill it.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

At first, the pectoral girdle enabled gill-lifting muscles to better open the mouth, leading to the evolution of diverse fish feeding systems, Brazeau says.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023

Powerful magnetic and electric fields flowing from and through the tokamak will girdle and heat the plasma cloud so that the atoms inside will collide and fuse together, releasing immense amounts of energy.

From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 2023

In the gate of the wall he stopped uncertainly and fumbled in his girdle with one hand for the pennies he had left, holding the box steady on his shoulder with the other hand.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck