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exoskeleton

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛksəʊˈskɛlɪt^ən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek′sō skel′i tn)

ex•o•skel•e•ton (ek′sō skel′i tn),USA pronunciation n. [Zool.]

Zoologyan external covering or integument, esp. when hard, as the shells of crustaceans (opposed to endoskeleton).

exo- + skeleton 1840–50

ex′o•skel′e•tal, adj.

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exoskeleton /ˌɛksəʊˈskɛlɪt^ən/ n

the protective or supporting structure covering the outside of the body of many animals, such as the thick cuticle of arthropods
Compare endoskeleton

ˌexoˈskeletal adj

'exoskeleton' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

arthropod - endoskeleton - scute - shell - skeleton - songololo - trilobite - apodeme - chaetotaxy - chitin - epicuticle - hypodermis

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