complete skeleton

collocation in English

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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skeleton
noun
uk
/ˈskel.ə.tən/us
/ˈskel.ə.t̬ən/
the frame of bones supporting a human or ...
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(Definition ofcompleteandskeletonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A well-preserved andcompleteskeletonof a wolf, also inside a wooden cage, was laid to the southwest.
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The child has acompleteskeletonand reflexes.
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None of the remains of those five were recovered and nocompleteskeletonrecovered during that time.
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The description is based on a nearlycompleteskeleton, partially complete skull, and an impression.
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It consists of a nearlycompleteskeleton, three-dimensionally preserved on a single slab with the counterplate having been removed, lacking the skull and neck.
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While parts of at least 9 skeletons were discovered, the museum houses only onecompleteskeleton.
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The appendicular skeleton of 126 bones and the axial skeleton of 80 bones together form thecompleteskeletonof 206 bones in the human body.
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The description is based on a surprisinglycompleteskeletonof a chipmunk-sized animal.
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After 13 years of searching, they had uncovered a mostlycompleteskeletonthat contained much more material, including bones unknown from the holotype.
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One of the prize exhibits is acompleteskeletonof a mammoth.
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Acompleteskeleton, however, has never been recovered.
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More complete skeletons were described in 2011, and acompleteskeletonbelonging to a juvenile was described in 2013.
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It consists of a rathercompleteskeletonwith skull and lower jaws.
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The first chamana is acompleteskeletonwith burial offerings on her shoulders.
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It consists of a partially articulated largelycompleteskeletonwith skull of a juvenile individual.
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Because acompleteskeletonof it has never been found, much is still unclear about its build.
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It is the first trematosaurid represented by a nearlycompleteskeleton.
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Due to the lack of acompleteskeleton, however, it is difficult to make inferences about this genus' other adaptations.
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