exoskeleton – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Exoskeleton
An
exoskeleton (from Greek έξω,
éxō "outer" and σκελετός,
skeletos "skeleton") is the external
skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton (
endoskeleton) of, for example, a
human. In usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as "
shells". Examples of exoskeleton animals include
insects such as
grasshoppers and
cockroaches, and
crustaceans such as
crabs and
lobsters. The
shells of certain
sponges and the various groups of shelled mollusks, including those of
snails,
clams,
tusk shells,
chitons and
nautilus, are also exoskeletons.
exoskeleton
Noun
1. the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
(hypernym) skeletal system, skeleton, frame, systema skeletale
(hyponym) carapace, shell, cuticle
(classification) invertebrate
exoskeleton
n.
pevná tělesná schránka; krunýř
Exoskeleton
(n.)
The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells or hardened integument of numerous invertebrates; external skeleton; dermoskeleton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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