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Exoskeleton

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Noun

1. exoskeleton

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exoskeleton

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

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Exoskeleton

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noun
any hard, external, secreted supporting structure, as the shell of an oyster or the cuticle of a lobster
see also endoskeleton

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Exoskeleton

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n.
1. A hard outer structure, such as the shell of an insect or crustacean, that provides protection or support for an organism.
2. See exoskeleton suit.

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