HyperDic: exoskeleton

English > 1 sense of the word *exoskeleton*:
NOUN	body	exoskeleton	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

exoskeleton > pronunciation
Sounds	eh.ksowskeh'lahtahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *exoskeleton*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	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.
Category	invertebrate	Any animal lacking a backbone or notochord
Narrower	plastron	(zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
Broader	body covering	Any covering for the body or a body part
Broader	skeletal system, skeleton, frame, systema skeletale	The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
Spanish	dermatoesqueleto, exoesqueleto
Catalan	dermatosquelet, exosquelet