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endoskeletal

endoskeletal adjective: of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).

Adjective

endoskeletal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
    • All of these studies have presupposed acanthodian monophyly and stereotyped acanthodian endoskeletal morphology on Acanthodes, the latest-occurring, and a highly apomorphic genus.2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436

Antonyms of endoskeletal

Origin of endoskeletal

From endo- + skeletal.

Words formed from endoskeletal

Questions about endoskeletal

What does endoskeletal mean?
Endoskeletal means of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
What part of speech is endoskeletal?
Endoskeletal is an adjective.

Words near endoskeletal in the dictionary

  1. endosiphuncle
  2. endosiphuncular
  3. endoskarn
  4. endoskarns
  5. endoskeleta
  6. endoskeletal
  7. endoskeletally
  8. endoskeleton
  9. endoskeletons
  10. endosmic
  11. endosmolytic

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