Endoskeleton

[,endә'skelitәn]

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

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(n.) The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.

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n. the internal skeleton or framework of the body.—adj. Endoskel′etal.

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