EXOSKELETON


Meaning of EXOSKELETON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌek-sō-ˈske-lə-tən ]

noun

Date: 1847

1. : an external supportive covering of an animal (as an arthropod)

2. : bony or horny parts of a vertebrate produced from epidermal tissues

3. : an artificial external supporting structure

• exo·skel·e·tal -lə-t ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.