Look up: Exoskeleton

1. exoskeleton
   n. An external, often hard, covering or integument that provides support and protection to the body.
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2. Exoskeleton
   An exoskeleton is a tough, structural body armor made of chitin (a type of protein). Arthropods (insects , arachnids , trilobites , crustaceans , etc.) have exoskeletons.
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3. Exoskeleton
   outer shell or skeleton (e.g., carapace of a crab).
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4. 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
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5. Exoskeleton
   [pronounce: ex-O-skel-e-ton ] Thick outer covering found in arthropods.
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6. Exoskeleton
   a hard body covering found on the outside of many invertebrates. The term is most often applied to the body covering on arthropods. This is made of a protein compound which is secreted by a layer of cells underneath it. Because it is not stretchy, the creature has to moult regularly to accommodate growth
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7. exoskeleton
   an articulated mechanism whose joints correspond to those of a human arm and,when attached to the arm of a human operator,will move in correspondence to his/her arm.Exoskeletal devices are sometimes instrumented and used for master-slave control of manipulators Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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8. Exoskeleton
   Ex`o·skel'e·ton noun [ 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 o...
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9. exoskeleton
   <cell biology> A skeleton, or support structure, which supports the organisms body from the outside and is formed from the ectoderm. All arthropods (spiders, insects, crustaceans, horseshoe crabs, etc.) possess one. ... Compare: endoskeleton. ... Any structure that is formed from the ectoderm ...
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10. exoskeleton
    noun 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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11. exoskeleton
    (ek″so-skel´ә-ton) an external hard framework to the bodies of certain animals, derived from the ectoderm, such as a crustacean's shell; it supports and protects the soft tissues. In vertebrates the term is sometimes applied to structures produced by the epidermis, such as hair, nails, hoofs, and teeth.
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12. Exoskeleton
    • (n.) 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.
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13. exoskeleton
    rigid or articulated envelope that supports and protects the soft tissues of certain animals. The term includes the calcareous housings of sessile ... [9 related articles]
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14. Exoskeleton
    The hard, external, supportive covering found in all arthropods.
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15. exoskeleton
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ek′sō-skel′ĕ-tŏn Definitions: 1. Hard parts (hair, teeth, nails, feathers, hooves, scales) developed from the epidermis in vertebrates. 2. Outer chitinous envelope of an insect, or the chitinous or calcareous covering of certain crustaceans and other invertebrates. Synonyms: dermoskeleton &...
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16. exoskeleton
    Hardened external skeleton of insects, spiders, crabs, and other arthropods. It provides attachment for muscles and protection for the internal organs, as well as support. To permit growth it is periodically shed in a process called ecdysis
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17. exoskeleton
    a skeleton covering the outside of the body, or lying in the skin, and supporting and protecting the soft body parts. Many invertebrates have exoskeletons (insects, starfish). Most higher organisms have an endoskeleton.
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18. Exoskeleton
    the skelton or supporting structure on the outside of an arthropod's body.
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19. exoskeleton
    A hard, jointed, external covering that encloses the muscles and organs of an organism; typical of many arthropods including insects.
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20. Exoskeleton
    outer shell of an invertebrate .
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21. Exoskeleton
    nymph An `exoskeleton` is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal`s body, in contrast to the internal skeleton (endoskeleton) of, for example a human. In popular usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as "`shells`". Examples of exoskeleton animals incl...
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