hydroskeleton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

hydroskeleton hydroskeletons

Etymology

From hydro- + skeleton.

Related words

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