Defenition of the word exoskeleton

• Defenition of the word exoskeleton

  • External anatomical feature that supports and protects an animal's body. All arthropods (such as insects, spiders and crustaceans) and many other invertebrate animals (such as shelled mollusks) have exoskeletons.
  • 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

Hyponyms for the word exoskeleton

• • carapace
  • cuticle
  • plastron
  • shell

Hypernyms for the word exoskeleton

• • body covering
  • frame
  • skeletal system
  • skeleton
  • systema skeletale

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