Definitions for: Exoskeleton

[n] 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

Webster (1913) Definition: Ex`o*skel"e*ton, n. [Exo- + skeleton] (Anat.)
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.

See Also: body covering, carapace, cuticle, frame, shell, skeletal system, skeleton, systema skeletale

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