exoesqueleto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• exosqueleto

Etymology

From exo- +‎ esqueleto (“skeleton”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌe.zo.es.keˈle.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌe.zo.es.keˈle.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌe.zo.eʃ.keˈle.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌe.zo.es.keˈle.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌe.zɔ.ɨʃ.kɨˈle.tu/

Noun

exoesqueleto m (plural exoesqueletos)

1. (anatomy) exoskeleton (hard outer structure)

Spanish

Etymology

From exo- +‎ esqueleto (“skeleton”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsoeskeˈleto/ [eɣ̞.so.es.keˈle.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: e‧xo‧es‧que‧le‧to

Noun

exoesqueleto m (plural exoesqueletos)

1. (zoology) exoskeleton

   Synonym: dermatoesqueleto

Related terms

• endoesqueleto m

 

Further reading

• “exoesqueleto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28