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cross·bones (-bōnz′)

noun

a representation of two thighbones placed across each other, usually under that of a skull, used as a symbol of death or danger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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