Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the exoskeleton.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to the exoskeleton; as
exoskeletal muscles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to the
exoskeleton .
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Examples
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Biological pathways are contingent, so other worlds could have invented flexible cells with endoskeleton suitable for multicellular organization (eykaryotes), as opposed to rigid exoskeletal cells (prokaryotes), right away.
Where Could Humans Survive in our Solar System? | Universe Today 2009
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And you might see the fielding of exoskeletal units that allow soldiers to carry more weight without additional exertion.
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Foreboding and intriguing, the grand, exoskeletal structure has served as the avant-garde capital of Valencian arts culture since its completion, in 2005.
A Whale of a Festival Debuts in Europe: Vanity Fair Fair, Vanity 2008
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The Green Berets are also investigating "exoskeletal frames" that commandos would wear like RoboCop to give them superhuman strength for carrying heavy loads and breaking down doors.
Secret Warriors 2008
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I got a nice tight black exoskeletal teddy I'd luv to show off for you.
Bedtime Story 2005
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It would beat hearing about how Napolean had had exoskeletal surgery to make his soul taller, and who was prettier, the Maharaja or Helen of Troy.
May Bird, Warrior Princess Jodi Lynn Anderson 2007
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It would beat hearing about how Napolean had had exoskeletal surgery to make his soul taller, and who was prettier, the Maharaja or Helen of Troy.
May Bird, Warrior Princess Jodi Lynn Anderson 2007
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It would beat hearing about how Napolean had had exoskeletal surgery to make his soul taller, and who was prettier, the Maharaja or Helen of Troy.
May Bird, Warrior Princess Jodi Lynn Anderson 2007
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It would beat hearing about how Napolean had had exoskeletal surgery to make his soul taller, and who was prettier, the Maharaja or Helen of Troy.
May Bird, Warrior Princess Jodi Lynn Anderson 2007
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I got a nice tight black exoskeletal teddy I'd luv to show off for you.
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