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Word comparison: endoskeleton vs. exoskeleton
endoskeleton vs. exoskeleton
endoskeleton
noun
Zoology.
the internal
skeleton
or framework of the body of an animal (
exoskeleton
).
exoskeleton
noun
Zoology.
an external covering or integument, especially when hard, as the shells of crustaceans (
endoskeleton
).