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Define Exoskeleton External Skeleton Organisms Insects Made Chitin

An exoskeleton is an external skeleton, such as that of insects, made of chitin and impermeable to water.

Un exoesqueleto es un esqueleto externo, como el de los insectos, que está hecho de quitina y es impermeable al agua.

Front Define exoskeleton.
Back Exoskeleton - external skeleton of some organisms (eg insects)
  • Made of chitin in insects, impermeable to water

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