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exoskeleton

noun

Etymology

From exo- + skeleton.

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

Definitions

  1. A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as…

    A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.

    • Ordinarily, allergy to animals is due to either their fine dander which becomes aerosolized or to the exoskeleta, pupae, or feces of their ectoparasites.

  2. A wearable robotic machine used for aided or augmented mobility.

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Derived

exoskeletal, semiexoskeleton

Vish — recursive loop

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

7 hops · closes at exoskeleton

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA