exoesqueleto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

exosqueleto

Etymology

From exo- +‎ esqueleto (“skeleton”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌe.zo.es.keˈle.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌe.zo.eʃ.keˈle.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌe.zo.es.keˈle.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌe.zɔ.ɨʃ.kɨˈle.tu/

Noun

exoesqueleto m (plural exoesqueletos)

(anatomy) exoskeleton (hard outer structure)

Spanish

Etymology

From exo- +‎ esqueleto (“skeleton”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eɡsoeskeˈleto/ [eɣ̞.so.es.keˈle.t̪o]
Rhymes: -eto
Syllabification: e‧xo‧es‧que‧le‧to

Noun

exoesqueleto m (plural exoesqueletos)

(zoology) exoskeleton
Synonym: dermatoesqueleto

Related terms

endoesqueleto m

Further reading

“exoesqueleto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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