EXOSKELETON

Meaning of EXOSKELETON in English

/ ˈeksəʊskelɪtn; NAmE ˈeksoʊ-/ noun

( biology ) a hard outer covering that protects the bodies of certain animals, such as insects

—compare endoskeleton

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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