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Definition of endoskeleton noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

endoskeleton

noun

/ˈendəʊskelɪtn/

/ˈendəʊskelɪtn/

(anatomy)

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the bones inside the body of an animal that give it shape and support compare exoskeletonTopics Animalsc2

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