endoskeleton
(noun) the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
endoskeleton (plural endoskeletons)
(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.
Source: Wiktionary
En`do*skel"e*ton, n. Etym: [Endo- + skeleton.] (Anat.)
Definition: The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
