endoskeleton
The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.
A kind of
- skeletal system
Related words
- endoskeletal
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This definition is adapted from “endoskeleton” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.