internal skeleton

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• skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… …   Universalium

• skeleton — ► NOUN 1) an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant. 2) a very thin or emaciated person or animal. 3) a supporting framework, basic structure, or… …   English terms dictionary

• skeleton — 01. The children discovered a [skeleton] of a dog while they were walking in the woods. 02. The average human adult [skeleton] weighs about 25 pounds. 03. The human [skeleton] has only 206 bones, but cats have 230 bones. 04. The world s largest,… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Skeleton — [ Exoskeleton of an Ant] In biology, the skeleton is a strong and often a rigid framework that supports the body of an animal, holding it upright and giving it shape and strength (Also skeletal system and, in special cases, shell or test). The… …   Wikipedia

• skeleton — 1. noun a) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals. At the foot of a pretty big pine, and involved in a green creeper, which had even partly… …   Wiktionary

• Skeleton — The skeleton is composed of bones and is the framework of the body. * * * 1. The bony framework of the body in vertebrates (endoskeleton) or the hard outer envelope of insects (exoskeleton or dermoskeleton). 2. All the dry parts remaining after… …   Medical dictionary

• skeleton — skel•e•ton [[t]ˈskɛl ɪ tn[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the bones of a vertebrate considered as a whole, together forming the internal framework of the body 2) anat. zool. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in certain invertebrates 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• skeleton — n. 1 a a hard internal or external framework of bones, cartilage, shell, woody fibre, etc., supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant. b the dried bones of a human being or other animal fastened together in the same relative… …   Useful english dictionary

• internal — 01. Please don t interfere; this is an [internal] matter only. 02. This medicine can be taken [internally] or simply rubbed on the skin. 03. The police are taking action to strengthen [internal] security after the attempted attack on the… …   Grammatical examples in English

• skeleton — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dinosaur, fish, human, etc. ▪ external, internal ▪ complete, partial ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• skeleton — noun 1》 an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant.     ↘a very thin or emaciated person or animal. 2》 a supporting framework, basic structure, or… …   English new terms dictionary