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