EXOSKELETON

Meaning of EXOSKELETON in English

■ noun Zoology a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods. Compare with endoskeleton .

Derivatives

exoskeletal adjective

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EXOSKELETON — noun Date: 1847 an external supportive covering of an animal (as an arthropod), bony or horny parts of a vertebrate …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EXOSKELETON — “+ noun Etymology: exo- + skeleton 1. : an external skeleton or supportive covering of an animal (as the system …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXOSKELETON — (n.) The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as …
Английский словарь Webster
EXOSKELETON — ( n. ) The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXOSKELETON — — exoskeletal , adj. /ek'soh skel"i tn/ , n. Zool. an external covering or integument, esp. when hard, as the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXOSKELETON — noun Date: 1847 1. : an external supportive covering of an animal (as an arthropod) 2. : bony or horny …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EXOSKELETON — noun the hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, ·etc.,as well as …
Webster English vocab
EXOSKELETON — [exo.skel.e.ton] n (1847) 1: an external supportive covering of an animal (as an arthropod) 2: bony or horny parts of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EXOSKELETON — rigid or articulated envelope that supports and protects the soft tissues of certain animals. The term includes the calcareous housings …
Britannica English vocabulary
EXOSKELETON — exoskeleton BrE AmE ˈeks əʊ ˌskel ɪt ə n -ət- AmE \ ˈ•oʊ- ▷ exoskeleton|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EXOSKELETON — / ˈeksəʊskelɪtn; NAmE ˈeksoʊ-/ noun ( biology ) a hard outer covering that protects the bodies of certain animals, such …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXOSKELETON — ex ‧ o ‧ skel ‧ e ‧ ton /ˈeksəʊˌskelət ə n, ˈeksəʊˌskelɪt ə n $ -soʊ-/ BrE AmE noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXOSKELETON — n. a rigid external covering for the body in certain animals, esp. arthropods, providing support and protection. øøexoskeletal adj.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EXOSKELETON — n. a rigid external covering for the body in certain animals, esp. arthropods, providing support and protection. exoskeletal adj.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXOSKELETON — n. a rigid external covering for the body in certain animals, esp. arthropods, providing support and protection. Derivatives: exoskeletal adj.
Oxford English vocab
EXOSKELETON — A skeleton or supporting structure on the outside of the body. Present in all members of the Arthropoda.
English Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection
EXOSKELETON — экзоскелет (робот, надеваемый на человека) Exoskeleton
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXOSKELETON — Скелет
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EXOSKELETON — экзоскелет ( робот, надеваемый на человека )
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
EXOSKELETON — экзоскелет (робот, надеваемый на человека)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
EXOSKELETON — наружный скелет
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
EXOSKELETON — наружный скелет
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
EXOSKELETON — экзоскелет (робот, надеваемый на человека) Exoskeleton
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXOSKELETON — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ek-s ō - ' ske-l ə -t ə n Function: noun Date: 1847 1 : an external …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EXOSKELETO — exo·skeleto (-ské-) n [Zool.] exoskeleton
Interlingua English vocab
EXOSKELETAL — adjective see: exoskeleton
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRILOBITE — any member of a group of extinct fossil arthropods easily recognized by their distinctive three-lobed, three-segmented form. Trilobites, exclusively marine …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKELETON — the supportive framework of an animal body. In vertebrates the skeletal system is mainly internal, consisting for the most part …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSECT
Britannica English vocabulary
ARTHROPOD — any member of the phylum Arthropoda, the largest in the animal kingdom, which includes such familiar forms as lobsters, crabs, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOLT — Ecdysis. The process of shedding the exoskeleton. To shed the exoskeleton.
English Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection

Concise Oxford English vocab

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