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exoskeleton
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun exoskeleton has 1 sense
- exoskeleton(n = noun.body) Array - the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs; Array has particulars: plastron
is a kind of body covering, frame, skeletal system, skeleton, systema skeletale
CIDE DICTIONARY
exoskeleton, n. [Exo- + skeleton].
The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells or hardened integument of numerous invertebrates; external skeleton; dermoskeleton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
exoskeleton, n. a rigid external covering for the body in certain animals, esp. arthropods, providing support and protection.
Derivative
exoskeletal adj.
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