exoskeleton

English

noun

Definitions

(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.

Etymology

Prefix from English skeleton.

Origin

English

skeleton

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

carboskeleton English
choanoskeleton English
chondroskeleton English
cilioskeleton English
cytoskeleton English
dermatoskeleton English
dermoskeleton English
endoskeleton English
fibroskeleton English
hydroskeleton English
neuroskeleton English
nucleoskeleton English
semiexoskeleton English
skeletal English
skeletogenous English
skeleton English
skeletoneer English
skeletonic English
skeletonisation English
skeletonization English
skeletonize English
skeletonless English
skeletonlike English
zonoskeleton English
sceleton Latin
スケルトン Japanese