neuroskeleton

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noun

The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.

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Meanings

nounneuroskeleton (plural neuroskeletons)

plural neuroskeletons

  1. anatomyThe deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.

    the bones of the neuroskeleton

    1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates

Origin

Calque of Latin neūrosceletus. By surface analysis, neuro- + skeleton.

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

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

Chicago

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

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