exoskeleton
11exoskeleton — noun A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea …
12exoskeleton — 1. Hard parts, such as hair, teeth, nails, feathers, hooves, scales, etc., developed from the epidermis in vertebrates. SYN: dermoskeleton. 2. Outer chitinous envelope of an insect, or the chitinous or calcareous covering of certain Crustacea and …
13exoskeleton — Chitinous or calcified outer integument of crustaceans [McLaughlin, 1980]. Chitinous or calcined outer integument of body (pleurites, sternites, tergites) and appendages. See: endoskeleton [Stachowitsch, 1992]. Entire horny (in part chitinous)… …
14exoskeleton — An external skeleton. The hard body covering or shell of most invertebrate animals, including insects, crayfish, and millipedes [23] …
15exoskeleton — noun Zoology a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods. Compare with endoskeleton. Derivatives exoskeletal adjective …
16exoskeleton — exo·skeleton …
17exoskeleton — ex•o•skel•e•ton [[t]ˌɛk soʊˈskɛl ɪ tn[/t]] n. zool. an external covering or integument esp. when hard, as the shell of a crustacean (opposed to endoskeleton). • Etymology: 1840–50 ex o•skel′e•tal, adj …
18exoskeleton — /ˌɛksoʊˈskɛlətn/ (say .eksoh skeluhtn) noun an external protective covering or integument, especially when hard, as the shell of crustaceans, the scales and plates of fishes, etc. (opposed to endoskeleton). –exoskeletal, adjective …
19exoskeleton — n. external skeleton, e.g. shell …
20exoskeleton — n. a rigid external covering for the body in certain animals, esp. arthropods, providing support and protection. Derivatives: exoskeletal adj …
