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exoskeleton definition

exo·skel·eton (eks′ō skel′ə tən)

noun

any hard, external, secreted supporting structure, as the shell of an oyster or the cuticle of a lobster

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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