endoskeleton Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)

WordNet


En`do*skel"e*ton noun
Etymology
Endo- + skeleton.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.

Webster 1913