hydroskeleton

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noun

A hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many cold-blooded organisms and soft-bodied animals, consisting of a fluid-filled cavity, the coelom, surrounded by muscles, and used in movement and changing shape.

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Meanings

nounhydroskeleton (plural hydroskeletons)

plural hydroskeletons

  1. A hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many cold-blooded organisms and soft-bodied animals, consisting of a fluid-filled cavity, the coelom, surrounded by muscles, and used in movement and changing shape.

Origin

From hydro- + skeleton.

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APA

hydroskeleton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroskeleton

MLA

“hydroskeleton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroskeleton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroskeleton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroskeleton.

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