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Webster 1913 Edition


Greenbone

Green′bone

,
Noun.
[So named because the bones are green when boiled.]
(Zool.)
(a)
Any garfish (
Belone
or
Tylosurus
).
(b)
The European eelpout.

Definition 2024


greenbone

greenbone

English

Noun

greenbone (plural greenbones)

  1. Any garfish (Belone or Tylosurus).
  2. The European eelpout.