Exoskeleton - Dictionary Definition and Overview

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

Based on WordNet 2.0

Exoskeleton : \Ex`o*skel"e*ton\, n. [Exo- _ skeleton] (Anat.) 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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Exoskeleton

cogthrob: Exoskeleton ~:WIN:~ RT @terrypaton1: A spider outside our lounge room caught a small lizard - http://su.pr/1sWqpo
exoskeleton: At Sundance Kabuki for Alice In Wonderland 3D. How civilized to have a 21+ theatre where you can enjoy a drink with the movie.
fredvanlente: Ellen Ripley & Emma Peel are WAY too classy to fight each other, but Emma knows kung fu AND guns AND could handle an Exoskeleton all Im sayn
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