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EXOSKELETON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("exoskeleton" is a kind of...):
body covering (any covering for the body or a body part)
frame; skeletal system; skeleton; systema skeletale (the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal)
Domain category:
invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exoskeleton"):
plastron ((zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside)
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