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exoskeleton
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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