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RIBLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ribless mean?
• RIBLESS (adjective)
The adjective RIBLESS has 1 sense:
1. having no ribs or no visible ribs
Familiarity information: RIBLESS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having no ribs or no visible ribs
Antonym:
ribbed (furnished or strengthened with ribs)
Context examples
It is this last region, the ribless lumbar region, that appears to be able to adapt the most to different environments.
(What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists, National Science Foundation)
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