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Exoskeleton
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.
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To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…
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The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.
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A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast.
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