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The external skeletal support found on the outside of an insect or other invertebrate.
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The supporting structure of an organism when it is on the outside of the body. Insects, crustaceans, and spiders all have exoskeletons. Birds, mammals, and reptiles have "endoskeletons," meaning they have bones on the inside.
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Noun. (Greek, exo = outside; skeletos = hard). The entire body wall, to the inner side of which muscles are attached, the outside skeleton in insects
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A sweet liquid secreted by flowers of various plants, consumed by pollinators, such as hummingbirds and insects, and gathered by bees for making honey.
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a hard, external body covering that provides support for tissues and organs and protects the organism from predators. Arthropods have exoskeletons.
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