rib cage

English Thesaurus

1. the bony enclosing wall of the chest (noun.body)

hypernym	:	skeletal structure,
definition	:	any structure created by the skeleton of an organism (noun.body)

part meronym	:	chest, pectus, thorax,
definition	:	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)

part meronym	:	axial skeleton,
definition	:	the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs (noun.body)