Endoskeleton
WordNet
noun
(1) The internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Greek ενδοσκελετός (endoskeletos), from
Ancient Greek ένδον (endon) "in, within, in the house, at home" + σκελετός "skeleton".
Noun
- The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is comprised of bone and cartilage.