单词 | exoskeleton |
释义 | > as lemmasexoskeleton exoskeleton n. Brit. /ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈskɛlᵻtn/ , U.S. /ˌɛksəˈskɛlətn/ , /ˌɛksoʊˈskɛlətn/ the external integument, whether bony or calcified, as in some animals, or leathery as in others; also figurative.ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > [noun] swardc725 fellOE hidea1000 leather1303 skina1325 rinda1413 swarth?c1450 swadc1460 thackc1480 skin coat1589 hackle1609 flesha1616 pelta1626 integument1664 barka1758 exoskeleton1839 1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 846/2 Exoskeleton. 1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 409 In the highest Annulosa, the exo-skeleton and the muscular system, never lose all traces of their segmentation. 1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 187 The Mollusca..commonly possessing an exoskeleton or shell. 1888 J. Jacobs Fables of Bidpai lii These are the facts that form the exoskeleton of his life. < as lemmas |
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