"endoskeleton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: endoskeletons [plural], endoskeleta [plural]
Etymology: From endo- + skeleton. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|endo|skeleton}} endo- + skeleton Head templates: {{en-noun|+|endoskeleta}} endoskeleton (plural endoskeletons or endoskeleta)
  1. (anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage. Wikipedia link: endoskeleton Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: endoskeletal Related terms: exoskeleton Translations (internal skeleton of an animal): endosquelet [masculine] (Catalan), endoskelet [masculine] (Czech), luuranko (Finnish), sisäinen tukiranka (Finnish), endosquelette [masculine] (French), rangka dalam (Indonesian), endoskeleton (Indonesian), endoscheletro [masculine] (Italian), 内骨格 (naikokkaku) (alt: ないこっかく) (Japanese), ആന്തരികാസ്ഥികൂടം (āntarikāsthikūṭaṁ) (Malayalam), angaroto (Maori), endoschelet [neuter] (Romanian), эндоскеле́т (endoskelét) [masculine] (Russian), kalansay-panloob (Tagalog), iç iskelet (Turkish), sgerbwd mewnol [masculine] (Welsh), mewnsgerbwd [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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