boniest
Least fleshed out
Boniest is the superlative of bony—having the most prominent bones or the least flesh.
It describes the thinnest or most angular among a group: the boniest chicken wings I've ever seen, She was the boniest of the three sisters.
Applied to fish, it means having the most small bones to pick around.
Of or like bones
- gauntLean from deprivation
- malnourishedLacking proper nutrition
- starvedSuffering extreme hunger
- underfedLacking adequate food
undernourished · wasted · scrawny · cadaverous · haggard · rawboned · angular · sunken
Internal supportive framework
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- ribsThoracic bone set
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
pelvis · clavicle · shoulder blades · knuckles · kneecaps · elbows · hips · ankles
Lower leg segment
- oxtailBeef hindquarter section
- short ribsBone-in beef section
- neckHead-body junction
- wingsLimbs for flight
drumsticks · ribeye · chops · spare ribs · feet · knuckles · trotters · osso buco
skeletal
Of or like bones
- gauntLean from deprivation
- malnourishedLacking proper nutrition
- starvedSuffering extreme hunger
underfed · undernourished · wasted · scrawny · cadaverous · haggard · rawboned · angular · sunken · pinched
skeleton
Internal supportive framework
vertebrae · pelvis · clavicle · shoulder blades · knuckles · kneecaps · elbows · hips · ankles · wrists
shank
Lower leg segment
- oxtailBeef hindquarter section
- short ribsBone-in beef section
- neckHead-body junction
wings · drumsticks · ribeye · chops · spare ribs · feet · knuckles · trotters · osso buco · fish heads