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exoskeleton

DEFINITIONS OF: exoskeleton

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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

Types:
plastron
(zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
Type of:
body covering
any covering for the body or a body part
frame, skeletal system, skeleton, systema skeletale
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
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