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hydroskeleton

hydroskeleton noun: a hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many cold-blooded organisms and soft-bodied animals, consisting of a fluid-filled cavity, the coelom, surrounded by muscles, and used in movement and changing shape.

Noun

hydroskeleton (plural hydroskeletons)

  1. A hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many cold-blooded organisms and soft-bodied animals, consisting of a fluid-filled cavity, the coelom, surrounded by muscles, and used in movement and changing shape.

Forms of hydroskeleton

pluralhydroskeletons

Origin of hydroskeleton

From hydro- + skeleton.

Questions about hydroskeleton

What does hydroskeleton mean?
Hydroskeleton means a hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many cold-blooded organisms and soft-bodied animals, consisting of a fluid-filled cavity, the coelom, surrounded by muscles, and used in movement and changing shape.
What part of speech is hydroskeleton?
Hydroskeleton is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroskeleton?
The plural of hydroskeleton is hydroskeletons.

Words near hydroskeleton in the dictionary

  1. hydrosilylations
  2. hydrosimulation
  3. hydrosimulations
  4. hydrosis
  5. hydroskeletal
  6. hydroskeleton
  7. hydroskeletons
  8. hydroski
  9. hydroskimmer
  10. hydroskimmers
  11. hydroskimming

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