| 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 |
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| Sounds | eh.ksowskeh'lahtahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| 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. | |
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| 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 |
| 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 | |
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