rib cage

/ˌrɪb ˈkeɪdʒ/
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Other forms: rib cages

Definitions of rib cage
  1. noun
    the bony enclosing wall of the chest
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    type of:
    skeletal structure
    any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
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