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Exoskeleton   /ˌɛksoʊskˈɛlətən/   Listen
Exoskeleton

noun
1.
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.





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"Exoskeleton" Quotes from Famous Books



... intervening flexible connections render possible accurate motions of the exoskeletal parts in relation to each other, the motions being due to the contraction of muscles which are attached within the exoskeleton. ...
— The Life-Story of Insects • Geo. H. Carpenter


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