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endoskeleton

noun

Etymology

From endo- + skeleton.

  1. derived from *(s)kelh₁-✻
  2. derived from σκελετός
  3. borrowed from sceleton
  4. prefixed as endoskeleton — “endo + skeleton”

Definitions

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

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

    • Endoskeleta have the advantage that they can be flexibly “restructured” when the situation demands.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at endoskeleton. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at endoskeleton. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at endoskeleton

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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