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endoskeleton

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skeletal system, skeleton, frame, systema skeletale

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English skeleton English endoskeleton From endo- + skeleton.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: endoesqueletu — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Catalan: endosquelet — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內骨骼 /内骨骼 (nèigǔgé) — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Czech: endoskelet — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Finnish: luuranko — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Finnish: sisäinen tukiranka — internal skeleton of an animal
  • French: endosquelette — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Hungarian: belső váz — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Indonesian: rangka dalam — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Indonesian: endoskeleton — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Italian: endoscheletro — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Japanese: 内骨格 (naikokkaku) — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Malayalam: ആന്തരികാസ്ഥികൂടം (āntarikāsthikūṭaṁ) — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Māori: angaroto — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Romanian: endoschelet — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Russian: эндоскеле́т (endoskelét) — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Tagalog: kalansay-panloob — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Turkish: iç iskelet — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Welsh: sgerbwd mewnol — internal skeleton of an animal
  • Welsh: mewnsgerbwd — internal skeleton of an animal