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1. endoskeleton

noun. the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates).

Synonyms

Antonyms

Etymology

  • endo- (English)
  • skeleton (English)
  • σκελετός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

Sentences with endoskeleton


1. Noun, singular or mass
Unlike humans, whose bones are beneath soft tissues forming an endoskeleton, the soft tissue of butterflies is encased in a hard shell called an exoskeleton.

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