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riblike

  • a word derived from rib.
    rib
    noun
    one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.

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Ears flat, teeth bared and flanks incised with riblike arcs, the animal projects a tense ferocity far exceeding its size.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2017

The riblike shapes cover a pergola outside his Institute of Construction and Cement near Madrid.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Terran stared down upon a segmented under belly where legs were paired in riblike formation.

From Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton

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