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skeleton :
1. In vertebrates, an internal bony framework that supports and protects the soft organs and tissues of the body. Also called an endoskeleton. 2. In some invertebrates, as external hard covering such as the shell of a mollusk or the chitin covering of crustaceans. Also called an exoskeleton. [Skeleton comes from a Greek word meaning “withered” or “dried up.”]
